The spiritual gardener : insights from the Jewish tradition to help your garden grow /
Becker, Andy,
The spiritual gardener : insights from the Jewish tradition to help your garden grow / Spiritual gardener by Andy Becker ; with illustrations by Abigail Drapkin. - 115 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Gan Eden (taking action) -- Seed catalogs (do not waste) -- Tick tock, early spring gardener (transformation) -- Creepy crawly (metamorphosis) -- Weeds (humility) -- Lawn envy (valuing what really matters) -- Damn wabbits (Esau-type feelings) -- Bay leaves and parsley (smells) -- Reap what you sow (setting an example) -- Horseradish (bitterness) -- Raspberry jam (division of labor in marriage) -- Mr. Mole (ethics of hunting) -- The green house (having a best friend) -- Planting trees (caring for the natural world) -- The old catalpa (old age) -- Borscht (diversity) -- Abundant garden, abundant peace (benefits of gardening)
"In this eloquent guide, quotations from the Torah, Midrash, and Chasidic masters blend seamlessly with author Andy Becker's own gardening tips and tales. His thoughtful reflections range from the bitterness of horseradish to the sweetness of raspberry jam, and are illustrated by University of Washington artist Abigail Drapkin"--Back cover.
9781733669801 1733669809
2019901171
Becker, Andy--Anecdotes.
Gardening--Anecdotes.
Gardening.
Gardening--Religious aspects--Judaism--Anecdotes.
Jewish way of life--Anecdotes.
Anecdotes.
The spiritual gardener : insights from the Jewish tradition to help your garden grow / Spiritual gardener by Andy Becker ; with illustrations by Abigail Drapkin. - 115 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Gan Eden (taking action) -- Seed catalogs (do not waste) -- Tick tock, early spring gardener (transformation) -- Creepy crawly (metamorphosis) -- Weeds (humility) -- Lawn envy (valuing what really matters) -- Damn wabbits (Esau-type feelings) -- Bay leaves and parsley (smells) -- Reap what you sow (setting an example) -- Horseradish (bitterness) -- Raspberry jam (division of labor in marriage) -- Mr. Mole (ethics of hunting) -- The green house (having a best friend) -- Planting trees (caring for the natural world) -- The old catalpa (old age) -- Borscht (diversity) -- Abundant garden, abundant peace (benefits of gardening)
"In this eloquent guide, quotations from the Torah, Midrash, and Chasidic masters blend seamlessly with author Andy Becker's own gardening tips and tales. His thoughtful reflections range from the bitterness of horseradish to the sweetness of raspberry jam, and are illustrated by University of Washington artist Abigail Drapkin"--Back cover.
9781733669801 1733669809
2019901171
Becker, Andy--Anecdotes.
Gardening--Anecdotes.
Gardening.
Gardening--Religious aspects--Judaism--Anecdotes.
Jewish way of life--Anecdotes.
Anecdotes.