Before and After: The Orchard in Autumn, year 1

65  bar steep drop  29.80  2mph W  dew-point 45  sunrise 7:12  set 6:51  Autumn Waxing Crescent of the Blood Moon    rise  11:04 AM CDT    set  8:00 PM CDT Before Ecological Gardens “What is permaculture? Permaculture (Permanent Culture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems that have the diversity, stability and resilience […]

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Orchard Installation Day 3

Plants in position.  This is a fruit tree with a guild of plants that will support it.  Guilds are a permaculture concept that I will explain later. Paula Westmoreland, a principal in Ecological Gardens, at Day 3 start. More trees and guilds with Christa in the background. Lindsay Rebhan (kneeling) is another principal in Ecological […]

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The Lumberjack at Home

73  bar steady  30.18  1mph N  dew-point 47  sunrise 6:54  set 7:19  Lughnasa Waning Gibbous Harvest Moon  rise 8:02  set 9:41 Got this one down without hitting the house, the fence or the glass table on the deck.  My merit badge is secure. This work prepares the area for the orchard and fruit bushes.  Lindsay […]

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Ecological Gardens

64  bar falls 30.11  4mph  N  dew-point 45  sunrise  6:38  set 7:46 Waxing Crescent of the Harvest Moon  rise 11:00  set 9:02 The morning.  More gazpacho.  Another triple batch.  This time Kate will can it.  We had a blind taste test and found we liked the canned gazpacho even more than the fresh.  Go figure.  […]

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