A Saturday compost shift at Maple Street Community Garden becomes a reflection on capacity, from a neighbor’s drop-off to my return after time away. I look at the different roles on shift and what it means to show up within your limits.
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Flattened by a virus and stuck on bedrest, I found myself thinking about compost. Not the pretty finished kind, but the messy middle and the slow, quiet cure. This piece is about patience, timing, and why the parts that look like nothing are actually doing the most.
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December always feels like the moment everything gets quieter: the beds are bare, the air gets (painfully) sharp, and most of us are spending more time inside than out. But somehow, this is when the garden teaches the clearest lessons about cycles and purpose. (Maybe it’s just the cold air going to my head.)
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Read here for an exciting update on MSCG’s new sifting table, and why sifting compost is so important!
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