How to create a Permaculture Paradise on your porch
“…a few strategies that you can employ no matter where you are, (as long as you have a good nearby outdoor space). I call this approach “Porch Permaculture””…
“…a few strategies that you can employ no matter where you are, (as long as you have a good nearby outdoor space). I call this approach “Porch Permaculture””…
Let’s get it started Presently, we’re actively perfecting the art of planting, processing & popping corn. I ordered Japanese popcorn seed from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange for the student garden last Spring (2023). We have other organic popcorn, including Cherokee corn from Morven Kitchen Garden (thank you, Fiona!). We have planted some of that as […]
Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) growing in a community garden in Charlottesville, VA Lately I have been on a kick, learning about how many great plants we have in Virginia. I especially appreciate ones that are not only native, but also ornamental, edible and/or medicinal. (This designation includes birds, any other pollinators and myself. This leads me […]
What I learned turning my typical mundane Virginia front lawn into a meadow Recently I decided that mowing a lawn was a waste of my time. I had admittedly decided that on several other (yearly) occasions before. I was finally attempting to change the parameters of my typical lawn care in a neighborhood situation. Since […]
What is a vermicomposting worm bin? Vermicomposting is also known as gardening or composting with worm bins. I’ve assembled bins before, and I will again. I have to say it’s much more fun to build with others, instead of by yourself. A long time ago, I made one with my young kids. They were 4, […]
Hosting pets, livestock and wildlife animals in your garden Hosting animals (pets, livestock or wildlife) brings joy to a garden. For the plants, animals and people, you can create a garden that welcomes all. The best part? The animals you invite will help you do it. Read on to find out how! Chickens Almost everyone […]
“Next year will be better”. Have you said this before while working in your fall garden?
I am the World’s Worst Beekeeper, for sure. The only part of “keeper” that I am not so bad about is that I actually do proudly in fact, keep bees (Did, till 2009, Ed.). And that should count for something when the average age of most beekeepers is in the upper 50s and I am […]
Jasmine with Cici Ten or eleven years ago (now 25 years ago, Ed.), shortly after we moved onto our own acre in the country, I began to hear the phrase “chicken tractor.” Of course, if you do not know what this is already, the image it probably conjures up is one of a shiny, red, […]
This is the part of the relatively sweet non-innocuous collection of posts where I turn off the honey and step onto the soapbox. I fear it may sound and feel like vinegar, but it is a reality here in Farm Country, and it is called drought. Very few places that have agriculture as part of […]