Field Notes

Life on the rows

Mud, saffron light, and the quiet theatre of things growing. Mount Albert, Ontario.

Dusk over the back field
Dusk over the back field
This season's bulbs, bench-cured
This season's bulbs, bench-cured
From our rows to the pass
From our rows to the pass
The basket, mid-harvest
The basket, mid-harvest
Burning off the north field, early spring
Burning off the north field, early spring
Heirlooms at first light
Heirlooms at first light
The cherry jewel-box
The cherry jewel-box
The morning's crate
The morning's crate
A crate of colour, mid-season
A crate of colour, mid-season
Heirlooms, just picked
Heirlooms, just picked
The whole haul, laid bare
The whole haul, laid bare
Rainbow chard, crate-fresh
Rainbow chard, crate-fresh
The Sage, on duty
The Sage, on duty
Harley, the real boss, on break
Harley, the real boss, on break
Negotiations at the window
Negotiations at the window
Harley on greenhouse security
Harley on greenhouse security
Headquarters
Headquarters
Scaping the garlic, June
Scaping the garlic, June
Harley, harvest supervisor
Harley, harvest supervisor
Harley, off the clock
Harley, off the clock
Harley inspecting the beets
Harley inspecting the beets
Harley & the flower fund
Harley & the flower fund
The spring nursery
The spring nursery
The tomato cathedral
The tomato cathedral
Chayote on the arbor
Chayote on the arbor
The climbing gourd
The climbing gourd
Clove by clove — planting prep
Clove by clove — planting prep
The harvest crate, top-down
The harvest crate, top-down