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Saving Tadpoles

The pond in front of the guest cottage has been constructed. We missed the rainy Spring and all the early Summer rain to fill the pond. It's almost like Mother ...

Digging A Cottage Pond

Here is an update on the small cottage we are currently building Next to The Food Forest The progress is slow. Unfortunately, a near by town/city had some sever...

Best Potato Harvest Ever

I was taking photos a couple of weeks ago, trying to post a June food forest update when I accidentally shattered my camera. This photo above was the last pictu...

Building a Guest Cottage Next to the Food Forest - Framing Up

Construction on the guest cottage is going well. We are still receiving a ton of rain this year, so construction is taking a bit longer. The foundation was done...

Blueberry Harvest - Taking a Risk

Every year around the first of June, we put bird netting around the blueberry bushes. We can always tell when there are crops near maturity in the food forest j...

It's Garlic Harvest Time in the Food Forest!

It's garlic harvest time! Actually, it was garlic harvest time two weeks ago for me here (last week of May), but I have been so busy harvesting all sorts of dif...

Food Forest Update - Late May, Early June 2019

This is an update on our food forest in late May/ early June 2019. There seems to always be new sets of challenges every year. We have had a lot of wonderful Sp...

Lizards - Reptile in the Food Forest

In general, when we think about creating a natural habitat on our property, we are focused on beautiful birds and butterflies. Often, we forget about the import...

Lighting - Natural Fertilizer Giving Your Vegetable Plants a Quick Boost of Life

Last year, we had a severe drought in the Spring. I have completely forgotten about that until I started reading my garden journals on Steemit from last year. T...

Delosperma cooperi Ice Plant

We have some areas on our property that are still pretty bare and needs some type of ground cover. I have planted clover and grass in those areas with great suc...

Dinner from Our Food Forest - Rosemary and Potatoes

Why spend the time and energy to grow a food forest you ask? Because you can harvest home grown organic potatoes full of nutrients and grown with love without m...

Buillding a Guest Cottage Next to the Food Forest

My husband and I started building our food forest 7 years ago. It started with two raised beds and two people who didn't know what we were doing. We did not sta...

A Hard Working Animal in the Home Orchard

I have to admit, I used to hate cats. The way they stare at humans used to creep me out. I was always happy to announce "I am a dog person". Cats just seem so h...

Food Forest Update - May 2019

Hi everyone, it's been a while. I had to leave Steemit for a few months to take care of some personal stuff and deal with some health issues. I want to thank al...

Red roses in December! We are well past our first frost here in Southern Utah, ...

... the leaves have dropped off all the trees....but the roses bloom ON! This is the Mr. Lincoln variety that lives under the plum tree. Cheers to a colorful an...

Flambé Vegetarians & Vegans! : Why are they Hated On So Much?

http://www.riverflowings.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/igsq-4-300x200.jpg In 1978 my father sat over the dinner table whilst my sister and I ate sausage casser...

I wanna spread more LOVE! Entry to @mountainjewel's SP Delegation Contest

@mountainjewel has a contest going right now that YOU should know about. They are offering three SP DELEGATIONS for the Month of December. They'll be away on a ...

Contest: 2000 SP Delegated For the Month of December

Hey Steemians!! Through doing this, we want to not only “pay it forward”, but also boost 3 Steemians who are active in their communities and adding value to Ste...

Short Break for Self Love

I am taking a short break from Steemit for some much needed self care. I suffer from anxiety and have panic attacks at times. I won't get into the details but s...

To be Human Is: TSU QOTW "What does it mean to be human?"

To be human is to grieve. It is to mourn loss of childhood, of innocence, of times when things were a little more simple. It is two moon lovers that made you pr...