Bob's Little Acre 2/2

Jul 7, 20164 min read

The Accidental Gardener: The Shape of Things at Bob’s Little Acre

Yesterday, while I was trying to sell ads in The Dade Planet, I ran into a business owner who didn't know who I was but who told me the...

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Jul 1, 201612 min read

The Petruska Method: Memories of Mary

Mary in New Orleans, showing Ninth Ward children how to plant a raised bed. It’s summer and I just made my first batch of pickles of the...

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May 4, 20164 min read

We Would Rather Fry On Our Feet Than Live On Your Fritos!

Looking through my archives, I found this Bob's Little Acre that introduces the cooking avatar "Chef Guevara," which I am now using as...

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Apr 21, 20164 min read

Hey, Babe, Take a Walk on the Wild (Flower) Side: Flower Power at Bob’s Little Acre

Peace, man. We have always wanted to say that. It’s what the hippies used to say when they handed you a daisy or stuck a carnation into...

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Apr 7, 20165 min read

Oops! Bob's Little Gardening Mistakes. Notably the Fabulous Fruit Cocktail Tree

In case you haven't noticed, beleaguered by technical challenges you don't, trust me, want to hear about, your humble narrator has been...

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Feb 18, 20164 min read

The Gardener As Social Philosopher (Or Why It Is Impossible to Stick to the Point)

In 2005, I launched Bob’s Little Acre—“A Gardening Column. Sort of”—with the idea of writing a funny gardening feature. I failed...

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