*Disclaimer* I have not been paid, nor have I received anything to review this book. The ubiquitous Sunset Western Garden Book is a pretty substantial part of my every day life. It is THE reference book I use at work (I work in Landscape Architecture and I’m the go-to plant guru in my office) so…
Jack is my favorite cat. We have two other cats, Kali Ma and Bonnie. Bonnie is clearly Tom’s cat. Scratch that. Bonnie is Paul’s cat. She snuggles with him at night and takes some of the most contorted positions just so she can sit on his lap. Kali Ma is my cat because she doesn’t…
The garden is starting to come together. I’m feeling inspired to keep better records as well (more on that below). The first round of peas and the garlic are going strong. The fennel, spinach and lettuce starts have all been planted. Last night we transplanted most of our onions, though I’m starting to feel we may…
I’ve seen the statistic time and time again. During World War I and World War II our nation was able to produce a staggering amount of food in backyards. During World War II we were able to produce 40% of our food in backyard Victory Gardens (and backyard Victory Flocks). That’s impressive to say the…
I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and gets everything they wished for!
Back in March we spent 2 days in the rain with a film crew from Whole Foods. The film just went up today and I’m excited to share it.
hello-kitty-ar-15-rifle-2[1], originally uploaded by D-Brown!. Remember Saturday’s post about gardening being girly? Well, apparently Ms. Aloi didn’t see this! A Hello Kitty AR-15. Now you can blog about being a bad ass and Hello Kitty all at the same time….I foresee a new blog soon. Stay tuned.
Being from a counterculture, appreciating art and wanting to farm I really enjoyed this movie. It even made me cry.
According to Peggy Aloi, writer for the Huffington Post, feminism has been lost on me. I’m officially girly and no longer a bad ass. That’s kind of a bummer because I’ve always thought of myself as pretty bad ass. I’ve thought of my other gardening friends as total bad asses too. Oh, and apparently my…
Our bees have been busy this year, but as the summer is slowly transitioning to fall they are making their own preparations. Even though this is their first year in the hive we’re going to have a decent honey harvest, which is rare for first year bees. Because of their large honey stores they are…
Dog Island Farm is a small urban farm in the San Francisco Bay Area.
