Agriculture vs. Horticulture

My sister asked a detailed question about growing green beans, "I don't know", I said.  "Thought you had a degree", she said, as only an older sister full of disdain/dismissiveness can.  "My degree is in Horticulture, not Agriculture", I replied in the manner of an indignant Katharine Hepburn.



"Being able to write becomes a kind of shield, a way of hiding, a way of too instantly transforming pain into honey."  John Updike
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What is gardening?
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Gardening is a way of hiding, a way of too instantly transforming pain into honey.
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Teach you how to dig a hole, proper pruning, how to water and etc?  Not my focus.  Too easy.  Build a garden traveling farther than light particles travel?  Yes.  
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I travel farthest in my garden.  The land of honey, is in your own backyard.  Even before it's planted.  Even if it's never planted, merely anticipated.  Garden anticipation?  It can save your life.
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Better, Providence doesn't separate horticulture/agriculture, stewardship is the gift to us.  If we're lucky we awaken, have the epiphany, it is our stewardship in return, being the greatest gift.  
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Garden & Be Well,    XO T
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Pic via Pinterest, added by, Hak Hee Yeo • 

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