I’m so in love with the idea of having my own garden, but my 650 square foot apartment + fire escape isn’t really cut out for that. So I fulfill my gardening yearnings with long walks in the Whole Foods produce section, weekend trips to the farmers market and bi-weekly CSA boxes. I also retreat to Oregon, where my dear family friends have a sprawling 5-acre property nestled up against the McKenzie river.
Last year when I visited, the family was constructing large, coffin-like boxes smack in the middle of an otherwise picturesque lawn. I didn’t quite understand the “vision” until I came back months later and set my eyes on the most beautiful bumber garden ever! Each bumber box was overfilling with summer’s bounty, including strawberries, lettuces, and all kinds of herbs.
We muddled some of the mint in our vodka-fizz cocktails later than night and made the most delicious baby lettuce salad. Ever.
I can’t wait to have my own garden one day and have this to aspire to!!
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Yay! I had no idea that’s what they are called! It’s so much fun being in the kitchen with someone who knows these things
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