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wild and wonderful?
wild and wonderful?
the cattle man came and weed-ate along the fence line for two days.he used a blade weed whacker and approached with a clear cut mentality.two springs and summers of selectively... Read more...
Life Outside the Lot
Life Outside the Lot
The blackberry pickin' starts this coming week.  We've tested the best spots a few times and picked enough to eat with our ice cream.  Picking will likely last through much... Read more...
1 Year Ago
1 Year Ago
Apple Tree?       we been feeling a little like we're not getting anywhere and the food is too small and not producing so I dug up some pictures from... Read more...
Teepee Time
Teepee Time
Today I built a Teepee on the hill.  The walls will consist of Malabar Spinach, Scarlet Runner Beans Climbing Cucumber, Tomato Tree.  We've got most of the plants already started... Read more...
How Does Your Garden Grow?
How Does Your Garden Grow?
An On Going Garden Slideshow series 2014 season. Each planting area has a slideshow on this page that will span spring to harvest.please return here for photo updates throughout the season.... Read more...
1st 24 hour rain
1st 24 hour rain
It's rained for most of 24 hours yesterday. today was nice with a couple hours of additional rain.  Last year this would mean that the "island" would have been completely... Read more...
1st harvest
1st harvest
Last night we dined on food from the garden for the 1st time this season.  Arugula, turnip green & green onion salad and a side of poke greens complemented our... Read more...
A watershed moment
A watershed moment
Upon our arrival here we assessed the land in search of a section that would be A) appropriate for permaculture activities and passive solar building design, B) accessible by vehicle... Read more...
Freezing & 80 degrees
Freezing & 80 degrees
The weather is crazy around here.  We are having wild fluctuations high of 80/low 26...  a couple days of near or below freezing followed by a couple days of sunscreen... Read more...
Springlike Substance
Springlike Substance
Some day's it's nice.  We're getting a day of nice sandwiched between 2 days of rain or snow or freeze for the last couple weeks and for the foreseeable future. Read more...
the nursery is overflowing!!!!!!
the nursery is overflowing!!!!!!
the ever evolving bathroom is now a nursery... i've been planting seeds since my last blog post and we have wee sprouts of mostly cold loving plants, with oregano and... Read more...
The Driveway
The Driveway
The driveway has not held up very good this winter so I thought I should put out a warning for those who may consider coming for a visit.  Read more...