My wife swears that I did not inspire this painting that is still in progress. I have to admit that I was worried about the possibility. It’s called, “She Saw it Coming.” (Pardon the blurry image, but you can see it in person next week at The Red Herring Lounge as part of her upcoming … More Podcast with Charlie Parr, and “She Saw it Coming”
Setting up a website for my new urban farm was a total GONG SHOW! Anyhow, here it is: Tiny Farm Duluth (UPDATE – I’ve now merged everything over here to eddygilmore.com, so this post is out of date). Right now we’ve got prints available for sale, some information, a blog, and a podcast! My podcast is pretty … More The birth of Tiny Farm Duluth
It’s not every day that you get a record in the mail directly from the record label, excitedly tear open the box, discover an image your wife painted on the album cover, enjoy the music of a good friend, and relish the entire experience. It’s just so stinking cool. … More Art and the urban farm
The problem is the solution. Ever since I was a wee little lad I’ve wanted to be a farmer. The problem is that my wife pretty much refuses to ever leave the city. That there is 4,000 square feet of black plastic. Within hours of “securing” it to the ground, as the wind steadily picked … More My Plan to Get Rich Quick through Urban Farming
Yesterday I paddled out to the largest island in the St. Louis River estuary, which some refer to as being the largest freshwater estuary in the world. It just might be. If you peer off into the distance of the aerial shot below, you can see the very head of the Great Lakes, Superior, the largest … More An Epic Voyage to Whiteside (Clough) Island
I celebrated the first day of spring on my bicycle, delivering a dozen books to the Duluth Grill, and lingering a while. Later, after arriving home, I chuckled upon discovering the number one “news” story popping up on Yahoo. It covered (uncovered?) Brittney Spears’s christening of the new season by wearing a, “Teeny tiny yellow, string bikini.” … More Not your typical cookbook review
Three stops in an automobile in a single day while out and about can be a soul-crushing experience for me. Two of these involved wandering up and down wide aisles among heavily processed and packaged foods. The dizzying array of inferior choices combined with the laziness of driving a 2,000 pound vehicle to get them (even though … More Joy a plenty as winter exhales
Rivers are popping out of their banks like gushing bottles of over-exuberant champagne. Get out and enjoy one near you today! If you’re feeling cooped up on a cold and wet day, I can hardly think of anything better than slipping on a pair of rubber boots and marveling at all the high water. This afternoon … More Water a plenty as winter gives way
Last month I penned that post about Gaelynn Lea, which you can read here. She actually ended up winning NPR’s Tiny Desk Competition, an almost unimaginable turn of events. Predicting this outcome would have been akin to choosing David over Goliath. Lea’s selection came out of a pool of 6,100 other entries from around the country, and … More On Gaelynn, Grandma Moses, and going over the hills
Walking slowly and carefully, I scanned the woods in all directions for any sign of a wolf. Blanketed in white and devoid of leaves and brush, it seemed as if my vantage was absolute. Then—stunned beyond belief—I caught the eye of a timber wolf watching me AND my son. Intelligent. Assessing. At the moment we made eye contact, … More Of Wolves and Pecans. The Call of the Wild in all aspects of life
Ed's Big Adventure 