I'd like to make this post about you, my readers, my community. I write a lot about what I'm growing, what I'm planting, preparing beds for, harvesting, eating, and preserving. Perhaps I've inspired a few of you to grow something yourself, perhaps many of you were doing so long before I was even born. Do... Continue Reading →
Guess what I'm all excited about this weekend? No? Compost! Yep...humble old compost...or rather, that amazing thing without which you may as well forget about growing organic, sustainable gardens. My composting chicken coop has been active for about 8 months now, and is finally producing high-nutrient, perfect, wonderful, soft, odorless compost. Yes, this has taken... Continue Reading →
It has taken some time, but I'm back! The post-vacation vacation is officially over, and it's back the the grindstone for me. The garden mostly survived my absence, leaving me with lots of arugula and nothing to go with it...the hens are still happily laying, and there still hasn't been any rain to speak of.... Continue Reading →
Easter has come and gone, but my chickens didn't get the memo. As is only natural for chickens, with the long days of springtime they are laying more...and more...and more eggs! So, what can you do with eggs? I grew up in a mostly non-egg-eating household, and only came around to using them in anything... Continue Reading →
I have a couple of pieces of news to share with you on this fine Saturday - should the power come back on and allow me to upload this post! I must invoke the spirits of WAPA... Firstly, I'm super excited to be going to Puerto Rico in a couple of weeks! I've lived next... Continue Reading →
I hope that you enjoyed the photos! Do stop by to visit and see what tasty things we have on Wednesday afternoon 2:30-6:30pm on Mahogany Road. If you can't make it out West, feel free to order your bread and eggs through the Prime Produce website - there's a link on our Produce page above... Continue Reading →
I'd been meaning to do a "nostalgic" post on the one-year anniversary of the groundbreaking for the Nid, but of course I forgot all about it until now, a week or so after the date. Better late than never? So, more or less a year ago, I was in full swing, had just arrived back... Continue Reading →
The drought continues. The clouds of dust scratch my throat, making it hard to breathe. An hour working outside is parching, yet inside is little cooler and just as dusty. I'm thankful to have a well, for it allows me to keep the garden somewhat alive, and to keep the pond full for the swarms... Continue Reading →
Here's a little rant - feel free to skip to the next paragraph if you're likely to be offended by a little feminism. So, as a woman, in a world of farming and construction, one is constantly faced with men assuming that one has no idea what one is doing or talking about. Now, I'm... Continue Reading →
Ready for a chicken tale? If you keep chickens yourself, you'll be nodding your head already...if you're considering keeping chickens, well, keep positive, they are a great addition to a homestead or backyard and the eggs are delicious. Some days the chickens themselves look pretty damn tasty too... No, that's a pineapple, silly. Well, soon... Continue Reading →
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