My seedlings are taking a hit. What’s strange is the seedlings planted closer to the house and activity are suffering the most from pests. The ones planted near the end of our lot seem relatively unscathed. The squirrels have been digging up my carrot seedlings to bury acorns. The birds have been eating my seedlings’…
I like Summer because there isn’t much to do other than harvest and weed a little. Fall and Winter are when we have the most chores. Fortunately after all the hard work we did last year with double digging our beds means we have less to do this year. Right now we’re cleaning out our…
Well, it’s that time of year. Major transitions in the garden are happening. As crops wither they get pulled out. The soil gets renewed with a layer of chicken and goat compost and loosened up a bit before the next crops go in. The squash and pumpkins are all harvested and getting cured. Melons, cucumbers…
So some of you probably know that today is our first day of The Project. How exciting? I’m still a little overwhelmed, but we will make do with what we have. It’s not like we’re going to starve to death or anything. It will just be a little uncomfortable sometimes. Even on hot days when…
This is our last week of grocery store shopping before we take on The Project. To be honest we haven’t really been grocery shopping for awhile. I’ve slowly been phasing it out. But we have been eating out a lot more lately. I guess we just want to get it all out of our systems….
Our yard had been completely overrun by squash for pretty much the entire season. We could barely get to one of our herb beds and reaching the second herb bed was completely out of the question. For those that aren’t familiar with squash vines, they have lots of little spines all over them, and while…
Magical Harvest, originally uploaded by karenmeyere. I normally don’t post twice in one day, but I had forgotten about something that is so near and dear to me occuring today that I have to do this second entry. Today is the Autumnal Equinox. Not just that, but it’s also the Harvest Moon – the last…
Saturday we got to go hang out with our new friends Esperanza and Dipak of Pluck and Feather Farm in Oakland. We got to also meet Maya and Nevada, who are just starting their homesteading adventures in El Sobrante on 2 acres (Awesome!). And of course we can’t forget Kumar, Dipak’s father, and Marcel, their…
Got a burning question to ask us? Want to know what to do with all that extra produce or all of those eggs? Want to know more about goats, chickens or rabbits? How about how to get rid of pests in your garden? Are you overwhelmed by the varieties of vegetables and fruits and want…
Yes, that’s our cat laying on our dog’s head Just a short post today but it would really help me out. I’m curious to find out how many urban farmers, new rural farmers and homesteaders, and those thinking about joining the ranks have dogs and/or cats and if you had them before you moved onto…
Dog Island Farm is a small urban farm in the San Francisco Bay Area.
