Somehow I selected Memorial Day weekend for my move to The Farm. On top of that, it’s going to rain and I will be moving in a pickup. Thankfully I thought ahead and packed everything in plastic storage tubs so tossing a tarp over it all will be all the extra protection it needs. The computer and electronics will all be with me in the cab of the truck; I’m not dumb.
Catch you on the flip side!
Next Stop, The Farm.
I woke up this morning to an email from Kate Murphy, a writer for the NY Times informing me that the article for which I was interviewed recently was in today’s issue of the newspaper. Luckily it is also available online so I can share it with you.
This piece is about the trend toward growing veggies and fruits upside down. We chatted by phone for the better part of an hour and unfortunately we couldn’t get our schedules to align, otherwise my photo would have accompanied the article! Ah well, better luck next time, kiddos!
Click here to check out the article now!
On June 1, 2010 I will embark on a new chapter and a new challenge in my life when I move from my home in Northwest Atlanta to a 10 acre homestead in a decidedly rural area of another state. It may seem ironic to learn that one of the authors of a book about urban gardening is abandoning the urban environment entirely just months before said book is to be published, but anyone who knows me knows that while I have done quite well for myself in the city, I was born to be a homesteader.
As a child I started breaking the rules early on when I talked my parents into letting me raise chickens in the back yard of our suburban home. My grandparents had instilled a love for the garden and for growing your own vegetables and I was taught the ins and outs of home canning before I could even ride a bicycle without training wheels. Now it is time for me to return to those roots and combine that knowledge with my desire to live a more sustainable lifestyle.
The Farm is currently home to a small flock of chickens of various breeds (A Barred Plymouth Rock rooster and 5 hens, 2 Americauna hens, a White Japanese Bantam rooster, a pair of Black Tailed Japanese Bantams and a pair of Golden Sebrites). A few more hens will be added in the coming weeks as well as building the new and improved Aviary for all the birds.
While the gardening season is already well underway, I hope to grow enough to do a respectable amount of canning for the winter so I will have my work cut out for me upon my arrival at The Farm when I start marathon gardening in early June. With nothing more than two dozen tomato plants in the ground now I can only hope there is enough time with everything else that remains to be done this year. Raised beds still need to be constructed for my herbs and lettuces but with the supplies already on hand, building a raised bed will not take any time at all.
As a way of continuing to share knowledge whenever I can, I plan to document this journey and share it with you every step of the way in blog posts, articles and videos. Thanks for stopping by!
