Dharma Gardens

My birthday gift to myself this year was a scythe, and I dare say it was one of my more skillful indulgences.  I purchased an “outfit” from Scythe Supply in the northern reaches of Maine near Canada; far enough away that it still takes Priority Mail two days to reach neighboring New Hampshire (we are [...]

Words of encouragement and advice for the budding Recession Gardener.

Greetings and Welcome.  My name is John William Scott: William to my birth family and in my youth, and John W. now — having forsaken a perfectly good middle name and  claimed instead the most bland moniker that western civilization has to offer. I aim to live a simpler life, casting a shorter shadow and [...]