Soil Heath, Nitrogen Fixing, and Growing Food - All in One Go
Crop roatation for optimum soil health and better production
Return of the Carbonaceous Bandit (PLUS A PRIZE!)
"Take whatever you want." An actual quote from one of my actual neighbors this morning when I asked if the leaves on the curb were his. Believe you me, I took my fill today! In previous weeks,
Post-storm Swale Inspection
Roo says "Good morning!" It stormed last night while I was at work. I always miss it! I would have stayed up all night to see a good storm at my home. Way better than staying up all night at
Daily chicken December 10
Fluffer! I know I keep saying it, but look at that soil they've made. I think everyone can benefit from chickens. Off to bed now, my sleeping pill is hitting hard. Permaculture Playing Cards Episode 2
Compost! Progress report December 6
Yesterday we got out and worked on compost. Our big pile measures out 7 feet wide and 3 feet high now. That's like 2.3m by 1m. I think that's as big as she'll get for now, and we'll start another one this
A couple frosty homestead pictures
The other day I snapped a couple pictures that I wanted to share. I've had some bigger posts that I needed to run, so it got pushed back. More homestead observations. Uppening is happening all over. This
Small, but constant progress
We got a couple little bits of progress made this afternoon. Not a lot, but it was a little easy work that the kids helped a lot with. My post this morning about the south project brought to my mind how
History of the south project
Happy Sunday! I'm up early, and got the south project on my brain, so here's a bit about it. Hang on, it's gonna be a long one. The south project has changed a lot since we first moved here. It's been
Daily chicken November 17
Praise the Lord, and happy Saturday, y'all! I'm about recovered here, not needing pain meds anymore. My mind is clear, and I feel rejuvenated after a couple days lazing around. First order of business,
Daily uppening November 8
Well, I was gonna take a picture of Big Roo and his super pretty feathers for today's #dailychicken, but he chickened out and ran back to bed. My bad y'all, no daily chicken today. So instead of Big Roo,
Root exudates affect soil stability
I found this story this morning on a digest I follow and felt it had enough important information to share. The soil life is something not many people are aware of, and this feeding of the biology is even
I'm saving The Planet 1 worm at a time - You can help too ! - I help with any questions
Hi all, My other passion is Worms. Worm farming to be exact. I have been "studying" these creatures for nearly 10 years. They are amazing. I have four worm farms at home and they take all our