Posted in Quizzes on April 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Welcome to Quiz Time!
Every other week I will be posting a visual quiz, an image of something I came across while being out and about in nature. I challenge you to figure out what it might be… feel free to leave your guess as a comment to this post.
Have fun!
April Quiz:
What could [...]
Posted in Quizzes on April 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Figured out what bird is singing it’s lungs out right next to us at the cohousing plot:
Western Meadowlark
Posted in Active Fallow, Backyard Plot, Videos on April 23, 2007 | 3 Comments »
On to the next plot: the backyard garden plot.
After double checking with and getting feedback from the owner it was high time to plant the backyard plot. I’ve already planted peas, beans, spinach, mixed greens, etc. but now it was time for the bulk of the items.
First, I decided to create a walkway around two [...]
Posted in Active Fallow, Nyland Plot on April 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Ah, we are done with the first part of planting at the cohousing plot. Now I am curious to see how things will grow and ultimately taste.
We created one long aisle down the length of our plot marking off the beds (6′ and 5′ wide) with lots of flags so that it was [...]
Posted in Active Fallow, For Kids on April 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Today we visited our friends Mary and Aaron atCoastalfields for a potato and onion planting session.
The big surprise came when I learned that we should plant the potatoes about a foot deep in the soil and not in a mound. The reasoning being that the mound is there to help drain the soil but that [...]
Posted in Active Fallow on April 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
For the last couple of days the seeds have been arriving and the excitement level has been rising. Now it was time to plan out the plant combinations and planting layout on the plots.
Remember, with the Active Fallow method you always plant a combination of plants pretty much in the same row. You take the [...]
Posted in Recipes on April 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Your neighbors will love you for picking all their dandelions! Here is a sweet revenge for your never ending battle with the dandelions: a dandelion syrup.
The syrup has a very distinct flavor that you cannot compare to anything else. And as I found out, when passing the syrup around to friends and family for a [...]
Posted in For Kids, Nyland Plot on April 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
About three weeks ago a whole bunch of baby chicks have arrived at the cohousing community and are a magnet for the kids. Every time we are at the field we have to go by and check on their wellbeing and progress. They are cute and their constant little peeping is actually quite soothing… they [...]
Posted in Active Fallow on April 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Decisions, decisions, decisions!
Because I am just starting out I do not own any seed catalogs and turned to the internet. Oh, boy! You can spend hours online browsing, studying and hunting for seeds! It was a lot of fun and you can really get carried away. But in the end I needed to put my [...]
Posted in Active Fallow, Projects on April 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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