We can’t sing the praises enough of clay pot irrigation, an ancient method of plant irrigation – considered the original drip irrigation system. And yes the ollas are 100% LEAD-FREE
Lots has happen this week – we lost Amy, upgraded the blog and more. So we are taking a bit of break of sorts since it was a week of considerable stress and little sleep.
We do have some great post formulating that we are working as we hope to bring you more “homestead happenings”
Water! Water is vital to the all aspects of the urban homestead and, though we are dependent on the municipal water source for most of our water (digging a well is out of the question – looked into it), we do our best to conserve what water we do use.
On the homestead in New Zealand, there [...]
Well, I thought I was going to be posting about our travels, but it’s taking longer than I had anticipated – because there is so much to share! Still trying to catch our breaths here…. as the tidal wave of work washes over our return to the urban homestead!
I will hopefully get to the travel [...]
Our Freedom Garden continues to grow and flourish! Growing food security here at home.
Purple Top Turnips (via FreedomSeeds.org)
Clay pot irrigation/tomato bed
Lazy animals
Preening chickens
Snoozing chickens
Clusters of grapes (means homemade WINE soon!)
I greet some of our young LHITC fans.
May’s shaping up to be another busy month we’ll be in Ojai one week and OC (Orange County the next) Hope to see some of you there
Here’s our out & about schedule
MAY 16-17 New World Fair, Pasadena Convention Center (Homegrown Revolution film showing on Saturday at 5:30 PM) [...]
Our summer Freedom Garden is taking shape complete with our collection of Freedom Seeds. We can proudly say that “Freedom Grows in Our Garden”
How’s your summer garden shaping up? Care to share?
The weather has been pleasant, even on the cool side. The day starts off overcast with slight to partial clearing around lunch. Looks like [...]
What: Film Screening of ARE WE RUNNING DRY & Local, Vegetarian Potluck
When: Sunday, May 24 (5:30 PM – 9:00 PM)
Where: 626 Cypress Ave, Pasadena CA (see map)
Cost: $10 (children under 12 are free) A small entrance fee is require as it helps pay for facility rental, dvd screening fee, sound system, and purchase of eco [...]
For those customers who have been waiting patiently for their ollas, happy to say the wait is over! We just got our latest shipment of ollas and will be packing and shipping them out this week.
I still can’t get over the simple beauty of these clay pots, they just look so lovely all together with [...]
Our water saving ollas were featured in the latest issue of NATURAL HOME (pg 65)
PLANT POTTERY THAT WORKS
If you live in an arid climate or an area that suffers from drought, try giving you garden a sip from a bottle. OLLAS are unglazed pottery jugs that can be “planted” alongside your veggies or flowers, then [...]
Thanks to Linda for inviting PTF to speak at the Pasadena Smith & Hawken store. We appreciate her enthusiasm and encouraging support. Also thank you to all the S&H staff there for a warm welcome.
Power Point Highlights
The presentation lasted over an hour. Here’s an overview of what Farmer D had to share about some of [...]
We received another shipment of ollas today. For those of you who have ollas on backorder – the wait is over! Thanks for your patience.
We’ve been increasing this effective clay pot irrigation method here on the urban homestead. To conserve even more water this season, we are adding ollas many of [...]
Olla gardening by Curtis W. Smith, NMSU Extension Horticulture Specialist
Irrigation of plants by means of ollas, unglazed pottery jars, is an ancient practice. It was brought to the American Southwest by Spanish settlers and adapted to local gardens by Native American gardeners as well as by the Spanish settlers.
Over time, modern systems were adopted, [...]
