Technology is a Long Term Investment, or, Why Building a Website is like Growing Tomatoes

The daily morning dog walks in my Portland neighborhood would make me believe that folks around here could feed themselves (and then some) with the fruit trees, the berry bushes of every variety, the edible plants growing from any available space and the raised beds thick with greens, tomatoes and more. Always a gardener myself—I remember planting my first bush beans in a small rock garden at age five—the mild winters and temperate summers of this part of the Pacific Northwest have elevated my seasonal hobby into a near obsession to plant, grow and harvest every possible inch of our tiny urban lot. read more...