Summer is my favorite season of the year. With the sun perched high in the sky, the trees in full leafy flush and the garden just starting to hint at the years harvest, summer brings both respite from the dullness of a long winter and a super-shot of energy to help me tackle projects. And after this past miserable, wet, drawn-out Pacific NorthWest winter, the…
On my little urban “farm” space is at a premium. In order to maximize growing space we’ve gotten pretty creative over the years. From multi-tiered planter systems, raised strawberry “beds” (planters raised on a custom-built risers) to edible plants crammed into every nook and cranny of our yard, we are always trying to “improve” our garden real-estate. Flowers persist only when vegetables happen to have…
I’ve been trying to write a new post for a couple weeks now. I start, then stop, then start again before abandoning my project, realizing there’s no substance. I started writing originally to share my experiences with gardening and sustainable food and to share my journey towards my ultimate goal of a little farm of my own. But I’ve been stuck. Stuck in a holding…
