Last week I had discovered several gems on Craig’s List. Some, like the apple crates, are (ahem) starting to bear fruit. After much phone tag the owner of the apple crates and I hooked up last weekend and I ran out to grab them. The owner of the crates is an 80 [...]
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I love sunflowers. The incredible amount of sheer LIFE that they put forth in a season is awe inspiring. Watch a Mongolian Giant grow in less than 4 months to the same 14′ height it takes 70-80 months for even a fast tree and you get a feel for what I mean. Plus they are [...]
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Fellow Blogger Fat Guy on a Little Bike answered the call for Devils Advocate in a recent comment (below) and his points are valid. As there may be others that may be thinking of this down the road I decided to give my replies the room of a post rather than a comment. Hell its [...]
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Ok, that may be overkill, but I am chewing on something. And since my avid readers have a combined intellect and experience base far outweighing my own I am going to loop you all in to help me wrestle with it. Anyhow, writing helps me clarify my thoughts.
To be blunt I am seriously considering [...]
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I did it! I harvested a Target bag full of Spinach and Mache before April!!
This is the crop that was direct seeded on 10/22/07 and had its first (of MANY!) sub zero frosts within 4 weeks. This is the crop that survived the 2nd hardest winter on record for [...]
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We are out of town visiting family in South Dakota. Both Mia and I are alumn of the University of South Dakota (Anthropology and Philosophy respectively) and her parents and one of her sisters live here as well. I had some time to myself yesterday and hit Craigslist and found some real doozey’s.
Number [...]
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I have passed on numerous intersting business models for smal scale agriculture, typically in Urban settings. And while getting more farming infrastructure in our cities is critical, equally as important is saving the rural, family farms of our country. While here in Jefferson County, WI we have enacted some very strong land use laws [...]
Filed under: Politics, Sustainable Development, The Natural Step, sustainable agriculture | Tagged: Organic Farming, Rural Growth, sustainable agriculture | 4 Comments »
We ran out of eggs this weekend. Eggs and Soy Milk seem to be the two casualties of our reduced trips to Madison (60 miles roundtrip) for decent chemical free food. But on the egg side at least it is utterly ludicrous that we drive that far when I know a half dozen farmers with [...]
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Post on my wife’s blog concerning our Ebullient Daughter and one of her cuter moments this weekend. While it could be argued that a certain someone has been playing too much Free Rice, you can’t argue with our daughter.
Seriously, she is really dang stubborn for a 4 year old.
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Emily recently asked for a detailed post on Soil Building -that is a fabulous idea, so here goes!
I live in a new Subdivison. Besides good insulation and resale values, I also got a denuded yard with no topsoil. I am no different than hundreds of thousands of households out there. Growing things [...]
Filed under: Gardening, How To's, Permaculture, compost, sustainable agriculture | Tagged: Gardening, Soil | 11 Comments »
