Upside-Down Garlic
“Perfect is the enemy of good.” Voltaire, 1770 UNTIL LAST YEAR, I had never sat on, let alone owned or operated a tractor. I had never been in a barn and could not have told you the difference between a Root Cellar and a Milk Parlor. Then we bought a farm. The mistakes I’ve made – so far – would fill a book, let alone a short story. They call it “Experiential Learning”, ha! In our first year, besides my garlic encounter – which I’ll get to shortly – I have broken my new tractor and implements too many [...]