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TOMATO TOWERS(15)
Tomatoes are the king of the garden come summer. In just a few weeks they can tower over their counterparts, creating a jungle right in the middle of the city!
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SHOWER & TRELLIS
We first built our outdoor solar shower back in 2003 to save energy and to reclaim greywater for irrigated the surrounding edibles. Through the years the outdoor solar shower has gone through a few improvements and everyone enjoys using the facility during the warm weather months. This week, another outdoor bathing (or showering I should [...]
(10) HOMESTEAD HAPPENINGS
Backyard “winter” garden In Search of Good Food A documentary film tour of California’s emerging sustainable food systems write about their LA experience and stop at a super productive urban farm. Here’s looking at you kid Chicken Behavior In our backyard menagerie all our animals are friendly and have their own personalities but out of [...]
(3) BELATED POST
Arbor building and spring garden Please note, this journal entry was written on Tuesday (April 18th), sorry for the belated post everyone. Besides being busy, I just hadn’t felt like posting lately (posting fatigue I guess you could call it)- not very good of me I suppose. Well, better late than never as they say: [...]
(3) IT’S POURING!
Lodge pole trellis A warm tropical “pineapple express” has descended on the southland bringing showers and occasionally torrential downpours. Already by afternoon our rain gauge measured over 1″ of rain! The storm is expected to linger till tomorrow dumping more, much needed, rain. Late Friday another storm is expected. The lodge pole trellis structure [...]
(8) NEW PLANS
It’s been recently proposed that the animal enclosure be expanded to possibly make room for a dwarf goat. Jules is busy sketching out ideas for a new feeding stations for the chickens, ducks and bunny. Jordanne is busy thinking about ways to improve the duck and chicken house and looking forward to hatching some [...]
(8) REWIND
Biodiesel Mixin’ Mixer Backing up just a bit: Sunday, May 16, The Biodiesel Mixin’ Mixer was another success with many attendees from across the Southland. Thanks to all those who brought contributions for the potluck (it was quite a spread!) and toKPFK for spreading the word. This past Sunday, we hosted PTF’s first Homebrew Biodiesel [...]
(0) NEW ARBOR
The guys finished the redwood patio cover off the side of the garage on Friday. Looks great guys, thanks!We are going to grow grapes over it for shade. It’ll be a nice cool place to eat or just hang out.Planning to hang an old chandelier from one of the beamsusing it for a planter — [...]
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