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Jill Lepore on the Joy of Gardening

2023/5/23
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Jill Lepore：园艺于我而言，不仅仅是种植植物的过程，更是减压和持续学习的体验。它能让我从日常生活的压力中解脱出来，进入一种不同的节奏，并让我不断地学习和探索。我喜欢这种‘失控’感，因为每一次种植都是一次新的尝试，充满了未知和惊喜。我喜欢翻阅种子目录，那种充满色彩和趣味的描述，仿佛在讲述一个个动人的故事。而选择种植heirloom种子，更是对传统农业和生物多样性的一种守护，也是对大型农业公司的一种无声反抗。我种植的Chioggia甜菜和蓝皮拉明苹果树，都承载着我对传统和历史的热爱。 David Remnick：我虽然不擅长园艺，但我能理解Jill Lepore对它的热爱。园艺不仅能带来丰收的喜悦，更能让人在忙碌的生活中找到一份宁静和平衡。Jill Lepore将园艺视为一种减压方式，这与她高强度的写作和教学工作形成了鲜明的对比，也体现了她对生活平衡的追求。她对种子目录的热爱，以及对heirloom种子的选择，都展现了她对传统和历史的尊重，以及对自然和生物多样性的关注。

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David Remnick discusses the seasonal urge to garden and his personal lack of interest in it, contrasting with Jill Lepore's enthusiasm.

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It’s the time of year when many people feel an overpowering urge to dig—to plant their back yard or vegetable garden, or even the flowerpots on the fire escape. “I just love the whole process. I love the muck of it,” Jill Lepore tells David Remnick. “You’re kind of entrapped in a completely different rhythm, and it’s all so entirely out of your control. … It’s a never-ending process of education.” Lepore, a professor of history as well as a staff writer, wrote recently) on her passion for seed catalogues, and shares a couple of things she’s excited about growing this year.