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New Garden Beds
New Garden Beds
we've installed 2 brand new severely raised, terraced garden beds that will make for waist high food cultivation.  the new beds were made lasagna style:  Read more...
Spring Planting Progress
Spring Planting Progress
spring planting and building is underway. there will be a couple more posts on new building projects soon, as they are completed. but there are 100's of lil' seedlings wanting... Read more...
Diversionary Tactics
Diversionary Tactics
after daily walks to the mailbox, i noticed the creek banging into the side of the driveway instead of going into the culvert and on the exit side the water... Read more...
Wrath of Thor
Wrath of Thor
winter/spring storm Thor came through with flooding and at least 8 more inches of snow.  the nearly month long sub freezing weather final broke for a day or 2.  just... Read more...
Snow Jobs
Snow Jobs
Hiking back with our UPS delivery of Greenhouse parts and equipment. The road from driveway to the nearest neighbor is a sheet of ice. we've been snowed in for almost... Read more...
Seed Order Is In
Seed Order Is In
We've got our seed orders in and checked our inventory of saved seeds from last season.  If you would like us to start a few extra of any of these... Read more...
Winter Planning
Winter Planning
So what do you do all winter?  Well, Plan & Buy, basically.Numerous projects are in various stages of completion from "thinking about it" to researching options, buying the stuff and... Read more...
Alt Life Lock & Dam
Alt Life Lock & Dam
As a means to control the water from the run off creek that is home to the permaculture island of food we've been developing, 8 small dams have been placed... Read more...
Appy Food Makes Appy People
Appy Food Makes Appy People
One of the main reason most people eat low quality food is convenience.  Another reason is that many Big Ag Companies spend a lot of money on lobbyists to make... Read more...
Why we aren't on Facebook & Twitter
Why we aren't on Facebook & Twitter
why you won't be finding us on the facebook.  While we have embraced the self sustainable niche network Earthineer to take advantage of it's Global/Local barter market; Alt Life is opting out... Read more...
Total Prepper Fail!
Total Prepper Fail!
The electric went out for 9 hours yesterday.  It goes out frequently throughout the year, especially in fall, winter and early spring.  I started a log of outages.  This is one of... Read more...
Garden Tour
Garden Tour
a mid/late summer video tour of the gardens.  We planted over 100 edible/medicinal plants in several small terraced garden beds and raised hugelkulture beds in a reclaimed run off creek... Read more...