Landrace Gardening: Open Pollinated Land-race Peas

Folks have mentioned an interest in questions and conversations that make them think. So I've decided to offer more of those. The current batch features landrace gardening.


Open Pollinated Land-race Peas

I grow my own variety of genetically diverse open pollinated land-race shelling peas on my farm.
Benefits
Commercial varieties of garden peas are bred to mature on the same day so that they can be harvested by machine. My peas are hand picked and mature over a few weeks so I don't get a huge overabundance on one day and nothing the next.

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Birdfeeding

Today is cloudy and cold.  It drizzled earlier.

I fed the birds.  Not much activity today, but I've seen a female downy woodpecker on the suet feeder. 

New verses in "A Haven That Purifies Emotions"

Thanks to a donation by janetmiles, there are 30 new verses in "A Haven That Purifies Emotions."  Simcha shows Shiv the art places on the first floor of Hanson Hall.

New verses in "Within the Souls of Men"

Based on an audience poll, there are now 17 new verses in "Within the Souls of Men."  Shiv thinks like a cat to assess wildlife conservation techniques.

Poem: "Clothes Worth Repairing"

This poem was written outside the regular prompt calls. It was inspired by the "Opportunity" square in my 6-1-22 card for the Cottoncandy Bingo fest, and the "Hippie Food" square in my 6-1-22 card for the Food Fest Bingo. It has been sponsored by a pool with fuzzyred. It belongs to the Rutledge thread of the Polychrome Heroics series. It follows "The Unbearable Clarity of Lost Things" and "Clothes Worth Wearing," so you might want to read those first.

Warning: This poem is mostly fluff and comfort, but has a background of war trauma and poverty.

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Setting notes for "Clothes Worth Repairing"

These are the setting notes for "Clothes Worth Repairing."

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