Tool Lady grew up fishing in Missouri and absolutely loves it…though she doesn’t do it as often as she would like here in NM. Last Friday, however, she practiced some self-care, took the day off of work and went fishing in the Pecos River. The limit you can catch is five, and she met her limit!!! I, personally, have only…
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I know I’ve mentioned before that Tool Lady and I work for the same non-profit and that I manage the after school and summer camp program for girls age 5-15…but what I don’t think I’ve mentioned is how much time and energy it takes to keep things going intentionally and effectively. I’ve been working there for eight years now and…
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I tried my first braided (circle) bread a couple of weeks ago and, as simple as it looked, I really struggled with it at first! So, while baking some more bread last weekend I decided that maybe a photo tutorial might help someone else who has either thought about braiding their bread in this way (but might be intimidated) or…
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Well, since we’ve been raised bed makin’ fools around here and I thought I might share with you all how to make a raised bed, too 🙂 It’s a fairly simple process, but it always takes us longer than we remember it’s going to! First, determine the space your new bed(s) will go in and take measurements (remember: measure twice,…
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Well, since we’ve been raised bed makin’ fools around here and I thought I might share how we actually put our beds together 🙂 It’s a fairly simple process, but it always takes us longer than we remember it’s going to! First, determine the space your new bed(s) will go in and take measurements (remember: measure twice, cut once). Next,…
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Alright, as part of my urban farming goals this year, I wanted to write down all of the expenses we’ve accrued since we began our little adventure a few years ago. We’re calling this our Urban Farm Economics. Little did I know how greatly it would stress me out to see the actual numbers in black and white. Holy hell,…
