• SLOW PROGRESS

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on June 16, 2005

    Tomatoes are looking up! June gloom still lingers in the morning, clearing out by afternoon, then rolling back again in the early evening.   Helps keep the temperatures…


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  • DAY'S WORK

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on June 7, 2005

    Cobber’s hand June gloom still lingers.   The sun did peak through yesterday (and may today); however, some days we barely see any sun whatsoever. The latest garden…


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  • DAY’S WORK

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on June 7, 2005

    Cobber’s hand June gloom still lingers.   The sun did peak through yesterday (and may today); however, some days we barely see any sun whatsoever. The latest garden…


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  • PLAYING IN THE MUD

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on June 6, 2005

    Getting dirty! “A step backwards is progress” ~ Jules Dervaes ~ On Sunday, 15 people attended the cob oven workshop (not including us)  – some coming as…


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  • COBANATION

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on May 24, 2005

    Inner pieces of the cob oven Yesterday Ray (who’s going to be helping us build a cob oven) came over and dropped off some of the inner workings…


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  • COB OVEN

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on April 18, 2005

    Model “lady bug” cob oven On Saturday we spent an interesting day participating in ‘Earth Day LA’ in Santa Monica at the fashionable 3rd St…


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  • GREENS & THINGS

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on April 27, 2004

    Giant leeks ANOTHER HOT ONE The heat is on again today! Thankfully, being in a semi-desert environment we are able to enjoy crisp cool mornings before…


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  • GREENS & THINGS

    Posted by Anais Dervaes on April 27, 2004

    Giant leeks ANOTHER HOT ONE The heat is on again today! Thankfully, being in a semi-desert environment we are able to enjoy crisp cool mornings before…


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