by Inês Paler | Feb 17, 2022 | Homestead, Permaculture
The Winter has been unexpectedly dry, but it has been cold, particularly at night, hovering 0ºC. Some plants are showing bugs and blossoms, or new leaves. The ground cover has taken on very well in some parts of the plot, although some areas still present a very...
by Inês Paler | Feb 7, 2022 | Homestead, Permaculture
We are totally sold on no-tilling and avoid disturbing the soil as much as possible. We believe that it helps the soil life thrive and while we don’t get fertility boosts, we benefit from a steady soil growth, season by season. To support this ongoing...
by Inês Paler | Jan 15, 2022 | Homestead, Permaculture
After we planted roughly 1000 trees in the fall, and seeded plenty of cover crop everywhere, we are now faced with this incredible growth. It is winter, and we are going through the coldest month of the year. We had some frost, and the north wind leaves no doubts...
by Inês Paler | Jan 15, 2022 | Family, Homeschooling
I am a little excited. This afternoon, a mother with her two kids is coming to visit. We haven’t met before, but wanted to meet other families and children to befriend our own.This must be somewhat similar to what blind dates feel like. Some signals indicate...
by Inês Paler | Jan 3, 2022 | Permaculture
As part of our fire protection strategy, we have plenty of succulents in our site. While they don’t prevent a fire and should not be used as an insurance against fire, we use it as an additional tool in a vast toolkit to minimize the fire hazard. Looking for...
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