Taking root

The power of rhizomatic movements

Roots in action

I grew up in the country, but never dug in the ground. I didn’t bother after that one time when Mrs. Drake, our white-haired neighbor who knew American Sign Language and taught me Scrabble, encouraged my interest in gardening. I wanted to grow carrots so she gave me seeds.

But Upstate New York is not a land of roots. It’s a land of rocks. …