Empathic Writing Journey

FREQUENCY. I recently bought some strawberry plants and had to choose... between frequent and small, or less frequent and large.  Interesting choice.And speaking of frequency... the first dozen podcast episodes of the Empathic Writing Journey came out every week.  But the last two have taken twice as long.  One reason is because the weather has finally broken in Chicago, and there is food to grow and trees to plant!  I've been learning so much from working with Cheryl Ann Wilkerson at Common Threads World Garden (Episode 7), and Matt Stephens at Hales Franciscan High School's Food Forest.  As well as six vegetable and herb beds my neighbors and I planted in our shared residential yard.  So pending outdoor projects, I might be posting a little erratically, but I am here.  And we will make it through the 12 permaculture principles, and beyond! THE 5TH PERMACULTURE DESIGN PRINCIPLE. We are now at the 5th permaculture design principle, which advises us to "Use and value renewabl