Posted in BCS Teaching Garden/SotE Urban Farm 2011, Birding on Mar 3rd, 2011
Let me start off by saying that the entertainment potential of chickens is extremely under-valued in most poultry books. This is Oregon, in March. Needless to say, the ground is VERY soggy and it rains every day. Our hens don’t have a spot of dry ground anywhere in their run to dust-bathe. Because we have [...]
Posted in BCS Teaching Garden/SotE Urban Farm 2011 on Feb 22nd, 2011
Sunday afternoon was spent starting our first big round of seeds for the year. We filled pots leftover from last year with organic compost, and shifted them into the basement to be planted and set under grow lights (When we run out of pots, we’ll be using yogurt cups and such we’ve been saving over [...]
Posted in BCS Teaching Garden/SotE Urban Farm 2011, Changing Seasons, Learning, Working the earth/harvesting its bounty on Feb 19th, 2011
On this brilliantly sunny February Saturday, we ordered chicks and ducklings from the feed store, and discovered garlic, crocus, vibrant-pink rhubarb emerging from the soil, and soaked up the first hints of spring-to-come. In a week in which we had a lot of sickness and stress, and grief, I am doubly blessed that we are [...]
Posted in BCS Teaching Garden/SotE Urban Farm 2011, Changing Seasons, Locally grown, Moderation and Economy, Working the earth/harvesting its bounty on Feb 16th, 2011
We’re back! I can’t believe I haven’t blogged in over two months! Morning sickness is finally (mostly) gone, and life is getting back to normal a little bit. The garden year is just kicking off – in the past two weeks, our friend Scott added wood-and-wire gates so the chickens and children can safely roam [...]