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February 19, 2010
The weather changed over night - weather whiplash we call it! After being spoiled with a week or so days of 80 degree temps, it’s dipped back into the 60’s with a chance of rain today and more next week.
Continuing with our pictorial posting blitz….
Playfulness! Jordanne and Fairlight make faces at each other
A week with no rain, no clouds so out comes the solar ovens
Jordanne takes a break from cleaning up the animal area, enjoying one of Farmer Sergio’s oranges
After a long winter, there’s lots of work to be done. Like Jordanne said “gotta whip the urban homestead back into tip top shape!” Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Juicy!
Can I have a wedge?
Folks like to know where we get our soil from, we “grow” it. Or actually these guys (above) do.
Took out 8 large trugs will with “dirt” (decomposed mulch, straw, shavings, greens and animal manure) from the animal enclosure. The soil will be used the raised beds, pots and soil block making mixture.
We do this two times a year - so the manure is cold and ready to be put directly into the garden.
That reminds me, gotta get on the stick and start whipping out more soil blocks — and soon!
Chickens “help” move the soil and grab some juicy worms.
Estella always with her face in the camera. Camera hogger you!
Last year’s mulch, compost is this years soil.
After hauling about a foot or two of new soil out of the animal enclosure, we let the soil sun dry for a few days (thanks to all the rains we been having this winter) Then we will spray with EM mixture and then cover the soil with a fresh layer of mulch.
Being in the city, we have to consider the 10th element of the urban homestead - be a good neighbor. Considerate of our surroundings, so we are very diligent in keeping the animal enclosure clean. So clean in fact that folks don’t even know we have animals.
Ducks get in on the action too.
Rest time! After devouring all those worms, need a nap!!!
Hope you are enjoying the pictorial post so far - comments have been strangely quiet!
Stay tuned for more.
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Tags: dirt, homestead, manure, Mulch, Soil
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February 18, 2010
In TreeHugger’s second annual Best of Green Awards, they are looking to bestow top honors on the people, places, and things that are helping move sustainability into the mainstream.
Over these last ten years online, have you been inspired by this site to start your very own urban homestead - or at least try to do something different?
Think we (Path to Freedom Urban Homestead, DerVaes Gardens, Little Homestead in the City, Homegrown Revolution, Freedom Gardens and Freedom Seeds) deserve a nomination?
Go to TREEHUGGER and submit your nomination
Thanks!
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February 18, 2010
Gearing up for spring, not only is there planting to do, new projects to tackle, there’s lots of maintenance to be done too!
Justin give the citrus a hair cut
Hive maintenance. Look at that frame - heavily loaded with dark “winter” honey!
Hive tool in hand, checking on the brood
Watching bees is mesmerizing
Everything looks good!
Last Saturday Farmer Sergio brought us some straw (cheaper out where he is).
Our critters love straw. Cassidy takes full advantage of the sweet smelling bale.
Ahhh, that feels good…..
Frolicking on the straw bale, It’s a cat’s life I tell you!
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Tags: dirt, homestead, manure, Mulch, the urban homestead, Urban Homestead
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February 18, 2010
Heatwave!
From rain & snow (on our local mountains) last week to temperatures topping 80 degrees all this week - whew, talk about whiplash!
But we are enjoying the unseasonable warmth while we can because there’s another storm on the horizon (next week) and there’s lots of work to be done.
Growing Your Own Groceries?
Need to stock up on seeds? Don’t forget that we are carrying seeds that are grown by the people for the people at FreedomSeeds.org
Jordanne getting interviewed for an upcoming piece about urban homesteading
After being covered most of the winter from rains, Justin cleans and checks out the cob oven
Late winter garden gearing up for Spring!
Clay pot irrigation at work. Get your ollas from our online store - support this site!
:: Fact :: Ollas are 80% more efficient than drip irrigation!
Pretty peas
Cabbage looking good
Carpet of salad greens
A “dry” river runs thru the urban homestead. New greywater “stream bed”
Incoming!
Big bee at work on the flowering veggies
Utility room here at the urban homestead. Shelving storing tromboncino squash, canning rims, egg cartons, basketful of wine making supplies and stack of wooden soap molds.
Liked this photo montage? There’s more….
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Tags: homestead, rain, the urban homestead, Urban Homestead
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February 17, 2010
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-Elizabeth
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