Category Archives: Inspirations

May ~ Christina Rossetti I cannot tell you how it was,But this I know: it came to passUpon a bright and sunny dayWhen May was young; ah, pleasant May!As yet the poppies were not bornBetween the blades of tender corn;The last egg had not hatched as yet,Nor any bird foregone its mate. I cannot tellContinue reading “Monday’s Musings”

Farming While Black: African Diasporic Wisdom for Farming and Food Justice ~ Leah Penniman (Co-director and Farm Manager of Soul Fire Farm, Grafton, NY), Keynote Speaker for 2020 Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, Common Ground Country Fair It’s no surprise that industrial agriculture is a leading driver of climate change, water withdrawals, water pollution,Continue reading “Monday’s Muse”

“Cultivation is the shallow stirring of the surface soil in order to cut off small weeds and prevent the appearance of new ones. Weeding takes place after the weeds are already established. Cultivation deals with weeds before they become a problem. Weeding deals with the problem after it has occurred. When weeds are allowed toContinue reading “Monday’s Muse”

Moments of Pleasure by Kate Bush Some moments that I’ve hadSome moments of pleasure I think about us lyingLying on a beach somewhereI think about us divingDiving off a rock, into another moment The case of George the WipeOh God I can’t stop laughingThis sense of humour of mineIt isn’t funny at allOh but weContinue reading “Monday’s Muse”

To the Oracle at Delphiby Lawrence Ferlinghetti 1919-2021 Great Oracle, why are you staring at me,do I baffle you, do I make you despair?I, Americus, the American,wrought from the dark in my mother long ago,from the dark of ancient Europa—Why are you staring at me nowin the dusk of our civilization—Why are you staring atContinue reading “Monday’s Muse”

I Remember California I remember redwood trees, bumper cars and wolverinesThe ocean’s Trident submarinesLemons, limes and tangerinesI remember this I remember traffic jamsMotor boys and girls with tansNearly-was and almost-ransI remember thisHistory is madeHistory is made to seem unfair I recall that you were thereGolden smile and shining hairI recall it wasn’t fairRecollect it wasn’tContinue reading “Monday’s Musing”

Earth, You Have Returned to Me BY ELAINE EQUI Can you imagine waking upevery morning on a different planet,each with its own gravity? Slogging, wobbling,wavering. Atiltand out-of-syncwith all that movesand doesn’t. Through years of trialand mostly errordid I study this unsteady way —  changing pills, adjusting the dosage,never settling. A long time we were separate,O Earth,but nowContinue reading “Monday’s Muse”

Hello Hello. I wanted to update you on some very special happenings at Rock Bottom Homestead. Recently we have implemented a giving program where 5% of our gross income from the bakery/goods go to the Augusta (Maine) Food Bank. For example, even though this last month was a relatively slow month for us, we wereContinue reading “Special Update”

At Bridget’s WellBy Doireann Ní Ghríofa When rain fell on a path of stone,one by one, we appeared alone. Each of us wore a different face,but we were all the same – drawn by ache to lift green latches,drawn by want to walk the dark passage. Past paper stares, we kneltand wept, we who fed theContinue reading “Monday’s Imbolc Muse”