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Farewell, Squirrel
Our squirrel died. Of course, it wasn’t ours. We just lived in his territory. Sharing a space, not coming too close. Yesterday, we were, for the first time, a meter away. He was laying quietly on the ground, breathing slowly. Alone, barely moving, still conscious of…
Aerial imaging for permaculture
A high resolution, up to date aerial image of the land is very useful for designing, implementing, and maintaining a permaculture system. That’s even more so when using a GIS system, since the image will be the base layer for your project most of the time….
Spring recap
Summer is almost here and nature is doing its thing. Flowering: zinnia (left), sunflower (middle), butterfly bush (right) There’s been a whirlwind of work, a lot of it focused on dealing with the wind and watering. Suffering from wind and/or thirst, but hanging…
The promise of Spring
Just last year, we kicked-off our reforestation project. Creating a food forest takes time. Not just to implement, in terms of hours of labour, but because Nature has its own rhythms. If you plant a fruit tree in the fall, you can’t harvest its fruits the…
Low stress, no waste sourdough starter maintenance
Baking sourdough bread necessarily involves obtaining and maintaining a starter culture. After experimenting with several ways of doing it, I settled on the lowest effort yet still effective one I found: the NMNF (“No Muss No Fuss”) starter, courtesy of…
The wind: a new challenge
After a year and a half of living here, it feels like the wind never stops. Its temperature and intensity vary, but most of the time there is a noticeable breeze. And now, we’re learning a new lesson: many of the young trees don’t like it. March and April were warm…
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The camarinhas are ready to eat.
The camarinhas are ready to eat.They are small, white, sweet, delicate, and very special. They are not easy to find, so we feel very lucky to have them growing here at Alo Lira.For Garden Explorers, a plant like this can open so many paths. First comes the encounter:…
As camarinhas estão prontas a comer.
As camarinhas estão prontas a comer.São pequenas, brancas, doces, delicadas, e muito especiais. Não são fáceis de encontrar, por isso sentimo-nos mesmo sortudos por as ter a crescer aqui na Alo Lira.Para os Garden Explorers, uma planta como esta pode abrir tantos…
It’s Asian hornet season and a couple of them were harassing our hive.
It’s Asian hornet season and a couple of them were harassing our hive.Made an entrance reducer and installed electric harps from @apisfilanis. The bees have been flying more 🤞
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