When we first moved onto the property we are caretaking (way back in 2018!), I didn’t put in perennials beyond an herb garden because we were looking at a three-year agreement and it didn’t makes sense to my short-term thinking at the time. Well, Present Me is now kicking Past Me for not being more proactive in 2018 and 2019…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Can you believe we’ve hit the August mid-way point?! I’m not sure where the summer has gone but POOF… Between the irrigating and weeding, harvesting and kidding… It’s just nearly gone! While most (human) kids are heading back to school this week, we’re still soaking up all the summer vibes and working our tails off to get all the needed…
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I was first introduced to Milky Oats a few years ago through Asia Suler’s online Intuitive Plant Medicine course. Shortly thereafter, a local farmer had some at the Farmers’ Market and I immediately and happily purchased a bunch and brought them home to process into medicine. Little did I know then how transformative this plant ally would be in my…
