Grow the Herbs

At the moment, on an illegal fire-escape garden and an even more illegal rooftop garden, I’m growing chile peppers, strawberries, Swiss chard, figs, a few kinds of tomatoes, summer squash, cucumbers, and herbs. All but the last of these are pure vanity; it is not cost-effective to grow fruits or vegetables at home. I garden because it’s fun and it feels direct and physical to make something that isn’t a bunch of pixels on a screen.

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