On hail recovery and absolute trust…

On hail recovery and absolute trust…

Two weeks ago I wrote about a horrific hail storm that came through our part of the little valley we live in, damaging our crops and sending me into a bit of a tizzy. Little did I know when I hit publish on that post that later that day an even more damaging storm would come through and nearly decimate…
On Heat & Hail

On Heat & Hail

Welp, we knew we were taking a chance in putting so many seeds in the ground so early but the wildly warm temperatures of late April and early May has us thinking we just might be able to get ahead of the game just before the Spring rains hit. And so we planted and praised the rains and had near…
The Spring Rains

The Spring Rains

The Spring rains have arrived and with them comes a bursting forth from the land. We got all the seeds in the ground early this year, earlier than we ever have before for this high desert climate, risking a late deep freeze in trade for the potential of three extra weeks of growing time. Looking ahead at the 10 day…
Welcome May!

Welcome May!

Oh HI! How the heck are you? It's been a few minutes... errrr... months ;-) You know, when I mentioned in my last post that I was allowing myself some space and time to rest during the Winter months, I truly didn't intend to be gone from this space for so long but life has a way of happening when…
Winter’s Rest

Winter’s Rest

After a full, long year, moments of rest and reflection seem fleeting in the face of 2023, don't they? Counting down the days and hours until we "begin again" take on a fever pace as we are conditioned to look back, tally up all our accomplishments, celebrate our wins, plan to better our "failures", and jump into a New Year,…
Fall Planning & Planting

Fall Planning & Planting

Have I mentioned in this space over the last eight years how downright hard it is to grow vegetables in the ground? I know that may sound crazy, but just hear me out... While humans have been been growing food directly in the ground since the beginning of time (or close to it), we started our growing adventures on a…