Nepal 1350, originally uploaded by Poundyroundy. Stunning agriculture related photos from Nepal taken by Joshua Roundy whose wife, Kristin writes the blog Roundy Rounds.So go over and say hi! Joshua very kindly sent me links to his photos so stay tuned for more of his beautiful photos from Nepal!
My friend Ragani, an awesome designer and superb henna artist (she did the henna for my wedding) is sharing with us something near and dear to my heart – eliminating commercial shampoos and conditioners. I’ve written about this on my other blog so I can attest to the effectiveness. ————————————————————– For me lazy is the…
The recent nice weather has me dreaming big dreams of garden-overhaul: what plants to take out, what new plants to put in…how to put the greenhouse together, what seeds need to be started, whether or not it’s a good idea to get MORE chickens… Spring Cleaning, it seems, is not restricted to the indoors this…
I know some of our readers might not be following our other blog or even know about our big project so I figured I’d give an update about it here. We just passed our half way point through our Year Without Groceries. For those not familiar with it, we decided to go a year without…
We’re behind in planting out. And, as it turns out, that’s a good thing. We had a late frost this week. Also last night we were at a meeting and someone has expressed interest in bartering large amounts of produce from us, so by not planting out it gives me a chance to rearrange some…
Urban farming and homesteading is gaining momentum. People are realizing that we need to take control of our own food security. But it’s not all rainbows and puppies. There seems to be some backlash occurring. But with this backlash there is this amazing community that comes together to help those that are affected. The ongoing…
Nepal 955, originally uploaded by Poundyroundy. Stunning agriculture related photos from Nepal taken by Joshua Roundy whose wife, Kristin writes the blog Roundy Rounds.So go over and say hi! Joshua very kindly sent me links to his photos so stay tuned for more of his beautiful photos from Nepal!
It is turkey season again! Rick’s already been out once, bringing home a gorgeous 27 lb tom (cleaned and plucked, it was about 17 lbs of edible bits). We cleaned and froze the breasts, wings, and drumsticks for later meals, and made Hank Shaw’s Wild Turkey Marsala with the scrap bits from the breaking-down process….
And our winner for the Your Farm in the City: An Urban-Dweller’s Guide to Growing Food and Raising Animalsbook is El Gaucho! So El Gaucho, email me your address and I’ll get your book sent out. Thank you everyone for entering! I’ll probably have another book giveaway soon.
Dog Island Farm is a small urban farm in the San Francisco Bay Area.
