First freeze is seldom a surprise. It happens around similar times each year. Depending on your location, the first visit of the coming winter is only overnight, with weather allowing for the last stretch of summer growing. Gardeners everywhere have adapted to this time of year. Some harvest early and plant for fall growing, the cold-hardy plants enjoying the cooler weather. Others use covers to protect their plants until the season is truly over.
In the raised beds in my garden, I use old aluminum single-pane windows steepled over the beds, recovered from a home energy efficiency renovation. Foresight often seems like wisdom, but gardeners learn to look ahead at the cycle of time, and set aside resources. Recovered windows are winter-proofing; old coffee containers are saved from the bin and turned into pots for growing.
How are we translating the foresight of the garden into preparation in the other areas of our lives?
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