Welcome!

I'm John Hershey, a gardener and writer in Littleton, Colorado. I've been writing for many years now about my adventures in raising kids and veggies in an urban back yard, a community garden, and now a suburban homestead. These amusing musings have appeared in many publications, including the Denver Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Christian Science Monitor, GreenPrints, Colorado Gardener, Birds and Blooms, Brew Your Own, and Edible Front Range. Many of them are behind paywalls, but please check out a few sample articles by following the links below.

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Garden humor by John Hershey (selected publications)

San Francisco Chronicle
This link shows a list of my garden humor articles in the Chronicle, which you can read if you have a way around the paywall.

GreenPrints
Pee in your garden!
The Hedonist's Garden
In our system of foodalism, I'm proud to be a peasant!
Gardening keeps me (relatively) young

Colorado Gardener
Proverb Update: It's actually better to be a gardener in the garden
A Tomato You Can't Refuse
I've got that drip!
The Virtues and Vices of Gardening

Christian Science Monitor
The Suspense Thrills Another Mr. Spade


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