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    Seeds, narratives, and community

    January 22, 2025

    What a time to be alive, no? A time full of opportunity and growth coupled with division and fear and so much more. Truly, I am so tired of all the “unprecedented times’, but the ball just keeps rolling, doesn’t it? I don’t have a magic pill to pull any…

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  • In the Garden

    The Spring Rains

    May 22, 2023

    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…

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  • Local Bite Mini Challenge-Use It Up!
    Local Bite

    Local Bite Mini Challenge ::: Week Two ::: Sow Some Seeds

    April 21, 2014

    Welcome to our second Local Bite Mini Challenge! Your challenge this week is to sow some seeds!  Whether you live in an apartment or have acres to plant out, this is the week to push a few seeds into soil and get started on this seasons growing!  Then, come back…

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  • Environmental Education
    Everything Else

    This Moment – Seeds & Baby Hands

    February 21, 2014

    {this moment inspired by Soule Mama} If you’re inspired to do the same, please leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all of us to find and see. xoxo, M

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  • 2014 Seed Inventory & Order
    Everything Else - Grow

    2014 Seed Inventory & Order

    February 12, 2014

    It’s time for a serious seed inventory. Here’s the deal…the last few years have been full of gathering as many seeds as possible from ever location possible.  No joke.  If they were on sale or looked pretty or at a garage sale or seed savers exchange HooRah, I was going…

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  • Environmental Education - Reuniting Kids w/ Nature

    Reuniting Kids w/ Nature – Travelling Seeds

    May 22, 2013

    MATERIALS:  Paper (any kind will work), fasteners (tape, glue, rubber bands, paper clips), crayons or markers, feathers, cotton balls, balloons, sandwich baggies or plastic wrap, cork, scissors. Feel free to use whatever you have on hand, these are merely suggestions! TIME FRAME: 30 – 60 minutes PROCEDURE: Using all of…

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Hello and Welcome! I'm so glad you found our little corner of the internet! The bad news is... As of 2025, no new content is being added to this site. The good news is... There is roughly 15 years of homestead/DIY/backyard-to-diversified farming experiences shared in the posts on this site for you to peruse!

Please, grab the beverage of your choice and enjoy looking around. And if you're interested about what life looks like now (yes, we're still farming, I'm just not writing about it all the time anymore), join me Under the Elderberry Tree. Ever Onward, Melissa

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Snuggle baby chicks.

Watch the dandelions sprout.

Breed our does.

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Purchase final seeds and starts.

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