Tomatoes Out of My Ears T-Shirt sustainable living What waits behind the glass

What waits behind the glass is memory as much as it is sauce

a seed packet leaning beside it

and delicate blossoms crowd together beneath the words Grown Not Groomed

For gardeners who observe the quiet

Tomatoes Out of My Ears T-Shirt sustainable living What waits behind the glassFor gardeners who planted a few tomato seedlings in spring and now measure the harvest in colanders. The vines did not get the memo about moderation. They keep setting fruit, cluster after cluster, faster than any kitchen can keep pace. The counter is full, the neighbors have stopped answering the door, and still they come. The happy problem every August brings, told with a grin and a slightly desperate look.