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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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Um mapa do mundo. Um mapa do continente. Um mapa do país. E depois, um mapa do jardim.
Um mapa do mundo. Um mapa do continente. Um mapa do país. E depois, um mapa do jardim.Nos materiais Montessori de geografia, a criança percorre este caminho todo, do mundo inteiro até ao lugar mais pequeno e mais seu: a quinta onde brinca todos os dias. E é exatamente…
Three skittles across, three down. One bead in each hole. On the Montessori division board, the maths is clean and exact: every group gets exactly the same amount, always.
Three skittles across, three down. One bead in each hole. On the Montessori division board, the maths is clean and exact: every group gets exactly the same amount, always.That’s also how we divide when foraging berries on our morning walks around the quinta. One for…
Três pinos no três. Um furo por cada conta. No quadro de divisão Montessori, a matemática é limpa e exata: cada grupo recebe a mesma quantidade, sempre.
Três pinos no três. Um furo por cada conta. No quadro de divisão Montessori, a matemática é limpa e exata: cada grupo recebe a mesma quantidade, sempre.E é mesmo assim que aprendemos a dividir na quinta, ao apanhar bagas durante os passeios de recolha. Uma para ti,…
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