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boZannical Press: Four Years on the Rock

Posted on May 20, 2012

Recently I had a fantastic opportunity – an opportunity to submit a piece of writing to an essay contest. The essay topic was open to CCSF students, and was intentionally broad – “Natural California” – to encourage a variety of … Continue reading →

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SF is Five Stripes of Goo: Hiking for Geology

Posted on March 20, 2012

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This is a little out of my typical format for my Urban Hike series, in that it’s spent documenting two whole Saturdays hiking various points around San Francisco instead of highlighting one particular hike. Some of these will doubtless turn … Continue reading →

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Fun with Weeding on Alcatraz

Posted on February 25, 2012

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Well, I made it out for another visit to the Alcatraz Gardens this week. What a stunningly gorgeous day it was, too! Temperatures were well into the 70’s, and I got to spend my hours gardening at the West Lawn, … Continue reading →

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A Day on Alcatraz in Panorama

Posted on February 18, 2012

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This is really sad. I am so sore after only one morning of gardening on Alcatraz. Feels like I ran a marathon or something! Just tells me I need to put more effort into getting out there more often. 🙂 … Continue reading →

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Urban Hike: Dolores Heights

Posted on January 28, 2012

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It’s been spectacular weather here yet again. I follow this garden blog out of Ireland, called Arigna Gardener, and it’s interesting to follow Bridget’s accounts of similar weather patterns happening over there. Nothing we can do about the lack of … Continue reading →

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Urban Hike: Kite Hill

Posted on January 6, 2012

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This Winter has been an abnormally fantastic time to get outdoors in San Francisco. It’s been just about the driest December on record, and January is following suit with the beautiful, sunny days in the 60’s. Not to be flippant … Continue reading →

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Urban Hike: Streets to Gardens

Posted on January 4, 2012

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I recently posted a story with a bit of info about sidewalk gardening, and thought this would be a great opportunity to revisit my Urban Hike series with a broader focus on gardening on the streets. This probably isn’t best … Continue reading →

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Into the Breech

Posted on September 12, 2011
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Ahh, Alcatraz! Last week I had time to get out to Alcatraz for some volunteer gardening work. Alcatraz is the first place I did gardening outside of my own home and classes at school, and it has always been a … Continue reading →

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on Microclimates…

Posted on June 17, 2011
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Today is one of those days walking around the neighborhood that I’m acutely aware of microclimates and how much they influence gardening in SF – and California in general. It’s one of those days where I left my house cold … Continue reading →

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