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Herb Farm Update
I have planted the first trees. Two weeks ago I walked around the property for an hour with the owner of Workman Forestry, Tom Workman. The land had been largely ignored over the winter, we had done some brush and small tree clearing but it hadn’t been mowed since October, and the vines were taking […]
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Ube Yam Potluck
A couple weeks back Michael Adler, of Edible Plant Project, harvested some huge ube yams and wanted to have a potluck so people could try different yam recipes together, but he needed a space with no dander-producing pets. I offered to host the event since I have a big dining room table and no pets. […]
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The Cassava Cuttings are Alive!
I harvested last year’s cassava in December and January. I cut the good canes and put them in a basket in the greenhouse. In late February I pulled the canes out of the greenhouse and stuck them in a bucket of rainwater to soak, and then laid them out to sprout. Two weeks later, no […]
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Man vs. Armadillo
Well, woman against armadillo anyway. We’ve had an armadillo on our property somewhere for about a year now. For a long time it’s been not too destructive. Now I think it’s either invited all its armadillo friends or it’s had a million armadillo babies, because my front yard now looks like a miniature bombing range. […]
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Homemade Wattle Fence
Permaculture Principle #6- Produce no waste I have armadillos again. A whole family of them, if the number of holes they dig all over the yard is any indication. Fortunately they tend to stick to the pathways and lawn since they can’t jump or even climb very well but they do get into the beds […]