Just when you had given up hope of ever being able to be counted among the ranks of the garden fashion elite, I have joined forces with Amanda Thomsen of Kiss My Aster to help save garden fashion victims, one dig at a time.
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Diggin’ Fashion: The Garden Rock Star and Kiss My Aster Bring FIERCE to the Farm
2010
08.12
08.12
Government Raids PA Amish Dairy
2010
08.03
08.03
Just read this article about an Amish Dairy being raided over raw milk sales.
Apparently our government doesn’t have enough damned work to do so they are out harassing hard working people (the Amish, for crissakes!) over selling raw milk. Really? REALLY?
It isn’t bad enough that the government is allowing Monsanto to pollute our seed stock and then take legal ownership of it, but now they have to step in and tell a dairy farmer to stop earning a living?
Oh, but no. This shit just don’t fly with me.
Full story on NaturalNews.com.
Breaking the Law
2010
08.02
08.02
That’s right, I’m breaking the law but I’m a rockstar, that’s what we do.
In this case the container in question (a bread rack) was discarded when a local supermarket closed and I salvaged it because it will be a perfect seed starting station. I find it laughable that someone would rather a perfectly functional item be relegated to the landfill than to find a new long term use.
Also salvaged on that day were:
- An old snack display with powder coated white wire shelves
- a few milk crates that will be repurposed as nesting boxes in the chicken coops
- discarded wooden pallets that will be used for everything from temporary fencing to goat pens.
It goes without saying that I don’t advocate theft outright, but in cases like this I see what I did less like theft and more of a rescue and recovery mission.
Earlier the same morning I had to go to the local landfill and while there I discovered several pieces of wooden shelving and a solidly constructed wooden stand that happened to be the perfect size for my chick brooder. I left the landfill with more than I arrived with and I don’t see that as a problem.
made the mistake of praying for patience
2010
07.20
07.20
In the previous entry I lamented the problems of the dog running through the new raised bed. On second thought, I kinda wish that was all he did, but a few days later and this is what I woke up to. As you can see I did end up with a picket fence panel on one end, unfortunately it wasn’t enough to stop the bed from being completely dug up.
As if that was not bad enough I awoke this morning to the same dog digging his way underneath the brand new chickgloo (chicken tractor) that is home to the week old chicks recently purchased to be raised for meat. There were 25 of them until this morning, and now there are 20.
Here’s the chickgloo yesterday:
And here’s one of the chicks. His name is Pecker:
Don’t pray for patience. Just don’t.
God, Grant Me the Serenity…
2010
07.16
07.16
Recently constructed the first of a series of raised beds in my courtyard using reclaimed cedar beams and the results are amazing so far. Truly rock star quality.
Here’s a closeup of the newly planted basil in the bed:
Then when I walked out with my morning cuppa, I was greeted with this:
Those are big paw prints from one end of the bed to the other. Right through my carrot and radish seeds. No, the canine responsible for this has not been harmed in any way thanks in so small part to the fact that I have the Serenity Prayer firmly implanted in my memory.
To hopefully put a stop to this behavior I’ll be cutting down a leftover picket fencing panel and affixing it to one end of the bed. This will give me something to use as a base for a clematis that I rooted last month.
My Eggs, Let Me Show You Them
2010
06.04
06.04
I’ve been out of pocket for a few days while completing the move and then dealing with a shoddy Internet connection that is – for the moment – working. Here’s a quick cell phone photo of my first blue egg from one of the Americauna hens. Of the two, only one seems to be laying but as I’m not entirely sure of their ages I can’t say that I am too surprised. There are four pullets that will be laying fairly soon so I won’t have to be without fresh eggs for too long.
On the top of today’s agenda is to put together a makeshift composting bin. My kitchen scraps notwithstanding, the chicken and horse manure needs somewhere to go so I’ve got to get that project handled as soon as I can. If the weather holds up (we’ve been getting rain every day), I need to plant some okra and beans.
There’s always something to do!
06/08/10 UPDATE: Here’s a story I found that makes me happier than ever that I am raising my own eggs. [LINK]
You Know You’ve Made It When…
2010
05.20
05.20
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!
