Monday we were blessed with clear skies and record heat. I woke up that morning blessed with being sick with something that seemed to be a cross of the flu and a cold. So it wasn’t until this morning that I feel somewhat OK. I still am lacking in the energy department and whatever I had has…
Calypso beans, an heirloom seed My friend, Yolanda, sent me this article from the NY Times renewing that old debate about heirloom vs. hybrid seeds. So I figured I’d give my opinion on it here. Remember it’s only my personal feelings about the debate. No one is wrong, we all have very good reasons for…
Nepal 2522, 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!
Your Farm in the City: An Urban-Dweller’s Guide to Growing Food and Raising Animals We were recently sent this book by the publisher. I was just expecting one, but was happy to find two so I could offer a giveaway of the second copy. I have to say I find this book very thorough. It…
My name is Jessa, and I am a planner. You know the type: I’m an organizer, and I like when things are set up ahead of time. Yes, this is because I am totally OCD as well as being more than a little bit neurotic. Having plans in place is comforting, because then I don’t…
For most of this coming weekend we’re going to have rain. This is our big end of frost weekend and so we had planned a bunch of planting but that might not happen now. Our yard is still a complete mud pit. I may just transfer some seedlings into bigger pots and fertilize them. What…
It was a mighty pig. We decided finally to not actually raise one because we didn’t want to anger our neighbors. They already put up with enough from us. I don’t think there are enough eggs in the world to make them OK with us raising hogs here. So instead we took a trip out…
After last year I thought I had learned my lesson dealing with seedcorn maggots. We didn’t plant out corn, squash and beans too early. Actually they aren’t even started yet. We put down compost and manure in the fall rather than the spring to make sure there wasn’t too much organic matter out. And I’m not direct…
Here’s another great photo from photographer Heather Hoxsey. You can see more of her incredible photos on Flickr and buy some of her work on Etsy. Unfortunately this is the last photo that she shared with us. If you have a photo you would like featured email us and we’ll post it with links to your…
It’s Saturday morning and this weekend has already been nuts. It’s been raining heavier than it ever has since we’ve lived here. Bonus is that it’s supposed to continue the rest of the week. The bad news is that our neighbor behind us is the lowest spot on the block and our yard, namely the…
Dog Island Farm is a small urban farm in the San Francisco Bay Area.
