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Monthly Archives: November 2015
Even the Mighty Lion
Even the mighty Lion has to blend in with Grass to catch his prey.
Square Raised Bed
Today I started filling my 6 foot square raised bed with compost materials. Just stuff I have laying around. Started with water-soaked deadwood on the bottom, then tumbleweeds that had accumulated again, a pile of dead wildflowers, then some wet … Continue reading
Posted in chicken m, design, food forest, fruit trees, gardening, permaculture, Prepper
Tagged chickens, compost, earth berming, easy gardening, food forest, hugelkultur, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, raised beds, Santa Fe
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Mylar Adventures
Last summer I bought a box of Mylar sheets to replace my emergency blanket I kept behind my truck seat. It can get so cold in the mountains, if I got into car trouble, I would need the warmth. I … Continue reading
Posted in home, Prepper
Tagged Mylar, New Mexico, prepper, Santa Fe, survival, winter
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Sustainability in the Mountains
It is still snowing today. Perfect for winter dreaming and cozy cups of tea in front of my electric fireplace. After three years living on my five acres in the mountains, I keep moving forward with my Food Forest. Most … Continue reading
Posted in Circular Economy, design, food forest, fruit trees, gardening, home, permaculture, Prepper, Solar, water
Tagged circular economy, cistern, courtyard, earth berming, easy gardening, food forest, mountain gardening, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, raised beds, Santa Fe, solar, sustainability
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Before I go off to make Cranberry Nut Bread for my contribution to Thanksgiving dinner, I thank everyone who reads my blog and extra thanks to those who comment and share with me. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Wabi Sabi Greenhouse
Today I started dry stacking the last concrete blocks for a 6 foot square raised bed. I finished row one and checked it for size. I have enough block for a second row, but not the third row I want. … Continue reading
Posted in design, food forest, gardening, permaculture, Prepper, tree guilds, worms
Tagged chickens, easy gardening, greenhouse, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, raised beds, Santa Fe, wabi sabi, worms
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Stealth Gardening in the Dungeon
Also known as gardening in the odd corner indoors and switching out houseplants that only provide beauty with evergreen perennials that provide beauty and food. Enter the dungeon: a one bedroom basement apartment with one tiny high window in the … Continue reading
Posted in Circular Economy, food forest, gardening, home, permaculture, Prepper
Tagged circular economy, easy gardening, indoor gardening, New Mexico, Permaculture, prepper, Santa Fe, stealth gardening
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New Raised Bed
Finished the concrete block storage/dry stack skirting on the west side of my trailerstead. I had a few blocks left and built a smaller raised bed. I notice a bit of ache in my shoulders and arms! I built the … Continue reading
Posted in Circular Economy, food forest, fruit trees, gardening, permaculture, Prepper, tree guilds
Tagged Arctostaphylos, bearberry, easy gardening, Mahonia repens, New Mexico, Oregon Grape, Orris Root, perfume, Permaculture, pinyon pine, prepper, raised bed, Santa Fe, tree guilds, viola, wild violet
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