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.
It has been a difficult spring. Frosts all the way into early May, but also hot, dry weather during the day without our usual level of spring rain. Still, we are making do as best we can. Finally got the garlic excavated. This is entirely by pulling a wheelbarrow load of weeds first thing in… Continue reading Slow Garden this Year
Saturday we spent most of the afternoon racing to get the rest of our orchard order into the ground. Bare-root trees have a limited time before their roots dry out and they die. We picked up the order on Thursday, and it was well packed in wet mulch and newspapers, but we didn't want to… Continue reading More Orchard Planting
Little Farm in the Big City 