Herbs, originally uploaded by Antonia Quest Photography. I fondly remember this one particular garden and gift shop on the Central Coast of California. They had bunches and bunches of dried herbs hanging from the ceiling. It was so sweet. In my small urban space, I want to start growing herbs. It would be so nice…
Domestic Sewing Machine Co., originally uploaded by Miami U. Libraries – Digital Collections. I definately find myself making my own things more often and repurposing items. It has become more than trying to save money. It is a great creative outlet and I feel good when I complete a project. Making unique gifts has especially…
This past Sunday Tom and I joined a group of like-minded people at Biofuel Oasis in Berkeley for their Urban Goat Husbandry Class. The class was taught be the well known Novella Carpenter who wrote one of our favorite books, Farm City. If you haven’t read Farm City I highly recommend you read it. It’s…
little city garden, originally uploaded by sodiumsquared. I have been hearing a lot of discussions regarding zoning; whether it is beekeeping, goats, wind generators, solar panels, etc. The laws can be ambiguous or antiquated. I have not had to deal with this yet. I really want to learn more about this topic over the next…
Five Color Silverbeet Swiss Chard Here it is Wednesday again and I’m caught flat footed. I apologize again for the late post.This week we have a new kid on the block. Swiss Chard. We grow the Five Color Silverbeet Variety. I just love all the different colors it comes in. From deep reds, pinks, whites…
Compost retains water in your soil, originally uploaded by Garden for the Environment. After watching the movie Dirt! and reading the Joy of Dirt article in Ode Magazine, I am learning that dirt is as important as air and water. The best thing we can do to reduce landfills and replenish our soil is to…
Rachel will be presenting how to make yogurt at the Bay Area Maker Faire on Sunday, May 23rd at 11am at the San Mateo County Event Center. You can find her at the Homegrown Village which is run by Farm Aid. In the village you will find homesteading exhibits and other workshops including how to…
Sun Oven Christening, originally uploaded by Earthworm. I don’t really like to watch the news so much. It is always so negative. Why do we have to focus only on that? The good news (haha) is that we don’t have to! There are plenty of other sources to balance it out. I need inspiration. I…
Yugoslavian Red Lettuce Wow! Wednesday snuck up on me this week! I apologize for the late entry. So this weeks rundown is:Artichokes: 8.73lbs @ $4.99/lb Savings: $43.56 (BTW last week I was off significantly in my savings, doh!)Lettuce: 1.82lbs @ $1.99/lb Savings: $3.62Eggs: 2.58 dz @ $6.50/dz Savings: $16.79 Total Savings: $63.97 So for the…
Vertical Garden at CaixaForum in Madrid, originally uploaded by pdbreen. The City of San Francisco is currently looking at available space for urban farming. Abandoned lots are being turned into community gardens like Hayes Valley Farm (was an old freeway) and farmers are leasing space while it is not being used like Little City Gardens….
Dog Island Farm is a small urban farm in the San Francisco Bay Area.
