Green Gulch Farm

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Not far from where I shot yesterday's photos is Muir Beach -- my starting point for a pleasant walk up Green Gulch towards the carefully tended gardens of the Zen Center.

Above, an artful display of Thistles (a.k.a. Teasels) that follow the Green Gulch trail.



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These two fellows are devotees of Zen Buddhism -- that's David on the left but I didn't get the other guy's name. I assume they work for free, but they were carefully and cheerfully going about harvesting a row of greens.

Green Gulch Farm is a source of income for the Zen Center -- excess produce is sold by Marin Organic at local farmer's markets.



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Oh, I'm afraid I wouldn't last long as a reporter down at the local newspaper if I came back without all the facts -- and I haven't done my research so I can't tell you with certainty what type of green this is -- maybe it's Butter Lettuce, maybe it isn't -- maybe someone knows.



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Extra points if you can name all four, although I think #1 and #3 are the same.

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Green Gulch Farm, part 1

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Green Gulch Farm is tended by the strong and willing backs of young people with a common interest in the Buddhist faith and religion.

Buddhism includes, but is not limited to -- ethical conduct and altruistic behaviour, devotional practices, ceremonies and the invocation of bodhisattvas, renunciation of worldly matters, cultivating continuous mindfulness, meditation, physical exercises, study, and the cultivation of wisdom.



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The boxes may say Broccoli, but there's actually Chard inside.

Green Gulch Farm organic produce is available seasonally, from May through October.   Marin Organic coordinates distribution for the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market in San Francisco, and other markets here in Marin County.



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One of the workers was puttering nearby and I complimented him on his very artistic cabbages.   He told me this is Radicchio.



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If I had wanted a taste and had taken a bite I wouldn't have had to worry about a trace of pesticides, only the scorn of three Buddhist farmers on a slightly higher level.



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I'll have more photos of Green Gulch tomorrow -- some from the gardens of flowers that are better smelled than munched...


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Green Gulch Farm, part 2

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At Green Gulch Farm visiting dignitaries can start their journey at the prayer temples and meeting halls of the Zen Center, then take a walk outside -- down through the flower gardens, continue by the vegetable farm, past a few horses, and along a short path to Muir Beach and the Pacific Ocean beyond.



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If I had to take a quiz in flower identification later on today I would flunk 'fer sure, thumbs down...



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This fellow has been propagating seeds for a while now, and he has the technique down.   I'm pretty sure he was planting lettuces.



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Backside of a flower and backside of a bee...



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And I thought, since I showed a photo yesterday of her on a brief break, I would show a photo today of her being highly industrious.


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at Green Gulch Zen Center

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Here in Marin County, followers of Zen Buddhism are just about as common as hybrid cars, and there is no shortage of places around here for the budding Buddhist to hone his or her spiritual skills...

We have a fine Zen meditation center out at Spirit Rock in San Geronimo Valley, but the Green Gulch Zen Center -- not far from Muir Beach -- includes a highly productive organic farm producing food not only for the Center, but to sell at Farmer's Markets in the area.


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The winter vegetables are still going-strong out at Green Gulch...   They've been progressively picking broccoli, and besides about six different chards they are growing strange looking varieties of lettuces and other colorful and crinkly greens.


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