They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Sometimes you have to choose between farm work and training. Or do you? This week I have been doing "wheelbarrow PT" in the mornings. We are running out of time to plant our winter garden this year. Some of the crops with longer days to maturity (DTM) need to be well established and growing by… Continue reading Wheelbarrow PT
Last year we tried an experiment, to see if we could increase the output of our worm bins. We added potash to the mix to increase potassium content, but unfortunately, the wood ash killed off a large number of the worms (too alkali, I expect). So we tried shredding up a straw bale and putting… Continue reading Worm Castings
Last Thursday was a catch-up day on the farm. Daddy and the three youngers finished school quickly and got over to the farm to get some work done. Mommy and Evie stayed home to finish Evie's school and then went out to run some errands. Including dropping off a picnic lunch for the hungry farmers.… Continue reading Catching up
Despite our mixed results with gardening so far this year, phase three of the garden project is finally under way. (Oooh! Phases! They make it sound so official and planned out!) Really, they are just loose steps in our mental map of getting to where we want to be with the garden (highly productive, renewable,… Continue reading Compost!
Beautiful weather last Monday. We took the opportunity to clean out the worm bin. The worms have been chilling, most of the winter. They are not as active during cold weather and the eat and poop less. We continue to feed them, of course (mostly egg shells, coffee grounds, tea leaves and banana peels, most… Continue reading First worm harvest of the season
Little Farm in the Big City 