Tag: farming on small scale

Urban Farming Guidebook: new resource

Urban Farming Guidebook: new resource

| January 22, 2013 | 1 Reply

Urban Farming Guidebook, recommended by Milkwood Permaculture. Before I even read this myself, I’m reblogging for you! This is a downloadable PDF. Milkwood Permaculture is a great resource (even if it is down under!). – Kaye

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Ladybird Beetle – It Was in My Hand!!

Ladybird Beetle – It Was in My Hand!!

| January 16, 2013 | 5 Replies

I have so much to do, I don’t know where to start. I’m getting a little overwhelmed. Spraining the ankle on New Year’s Day didn’t help me get off to the roaring start I’d planned. I took a cup of tea out to the garden at noon to evaluate and meditate. It’s amazing what happens [...]

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Growing Corn Curbside

Growing Corn Curbside

| January 14, 2013 | 4 Replies

Please watch and share my latest “Late Bloomer,” “Growing Corn Curbside,” the 20th episode and end of season 1! Also, the corn episode completes the corn, tomato and watermelon trilogy. Watch here, or higher resolution, including HD, on youtube. Once again, I have to deal with my hard, clay soil, but, it was worth it. [...]

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My Seriously Flawed Hand Knit Sweater

My Seriously Flawed Hand Knit Sweater

| January 9, 2013 | 5 Replies

There’s one thing about being laid up with a sprained ankle over the holidays (which have dragged into the first week of the new year): out come the knitting needles. I’ve been mad about knitting since I taught myself to knit and crochet when I was young. I recall distinctly when I put down my [...]

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New Year Garden News!

New Year Garden News!

| January 8, 2013 | 14 Replies

I’m so glad I got the garden planted when I did in November. December was unseasonably cold for Southern California, and wet. I made an heroic effort on November 30th, remembering the six months without rain, to capture rainwater during the first downpour since April. I ripped one gutter down pipe away from the house, [...]

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Growing Watermelon – Episode 19!

Growing Watermelon – Episode 19!

| December 31, 2012 | 8 Replies

I’m from the South, and there’s nothing I love more than corn, tomatoes and watermelon. I knew if I had a garden I had to grow all three. You’ve seen my tomato episode. Please watch and share “Kaye’s Watermelon Story” – Episode 19. Since I only had a 6′x6′ space, I had to grow baby [...]

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Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

| December 26, 2012 | 4 Replies

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Christmas Eve Salad

Christmas Eve Salad

| December 25, 2012 | 7 Replies

Christmas Eve Salad from my garden. Spinach, arugula, baby kale, baby finger carrots, Stupice tomato, Japanese pepper, cilantro, Meyer lemon, drizzled with raw olive oil with cracked pepper. Merry Christmas, everyone, all over the world!

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Fall Sprouts – Part 3

Fall Sprouts – Part 3

| December 20, 2012 | 7 Replies

As the sprouts surge from recent rain, the number of species left to sprout is winding down. A few more seeds have sprouted, with a few more to go. Check out the last post, if you missed it, to see what’s sprouting in my Late Bloomer garden. I sprinkled dill seeds on the parkway to fill [...]

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The Mystery is Revealed!

The Mystery is Revealed!

| December 8, 2012 | 6 Replies

The sun came out today and it warmed up in the afternoon, so I was keeping an hourly watch on this caterpillar, as another curled up cat, that had been curled up for two days, formed a chrysalis in a couple of hours and I missed it. This one looked pretty much the same as it [...]

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