Geesh, it has been too long! I've had a busy month so far; let me share a bit about what I've been up to. So, first many of my weekends have been spent on the family farm. Wisconsin had an usually wet Spring which meant we were trying to bring in the harvests up until [...]
Category: Garden & Farm
Book Review: A Resilient Farm and Homestead by Ben Falk
Finally, another book review! Sorry it's taken me so long to get this video posted this month. A Resilient Farm and Homestead is one of the best books I've read this year. First, you flip through the pages of this book and find a thousand gorgeous photos and really helpful diagrams. It's just a lovely [...]
Gathering our Harvests
Autumn has been here for a few weeks now. The sun sets earlier and earlier each day, and I find it harder and harder to get up in the morning without the bright greeting of the sunshine grazing my windows. It reminds me how limited my time is. There are so many projects to start [...]
Leadership in Community Gardens
What a busy couple of weeks it has been! Autumn is, of course, a time of preparedness. I've been canning, drying, and freezing food. I'm been trying to finish up creative projects that I started this year. I've also spent a lot of time re-connecting to friends who I lost touch with when my sister [...]
Full Moon, Full Community
Tonight Crowley Station Community Garden had its Grand Opening Party. We finally felt like the garden was growing and flourishing. To show off the progress that has been made in this our first year, we invited the neighborhood and all the people who helped make the garden happen to a yoga class and potluck. Pat [...]
Esoteric Moment 