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First frost of the season, earlier than typical so far.
First frost of the season, earlier than typical so far.
As time goes by, the garden starts to mature a little and more pants are growing, and fruiting. For the first time, the garden looked green and healthy after the Summer, we had more quantity and variety of fruits, strawberry tree is flowering for the first time and the saffron came back unannounced 💖
As time goes by, the garden starts to mature a little and more pants are growing, and fruiting. For the first time, the garden looked green and healthy after the Summer, we had more quantity and variety of fruits, strawberry tree is flowering for the first time and...
Há uns meses, o meu filho começou a dobrar papel… e agora não paramos! O origami tornou-se algo que partilhamos como família, e queremos partilhar essa alegria com vocês também.
Há uns meses, o meu filho começou a dobrar papel... e agora não paramos! O origami tornou-se algo que partilhamos como família, e queremos partilhar essa alegria com vocês também.Estamos a começar Alo Ori - um clube de origami para famílias aqui em Alo Land, Salir do...
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Winter drought
Long term, the hope is that the food forest will establish and grow such that additional water inputs will be minimal or not needed. Capture and infiltrate as much water as possible during the rainy season, then minimize hot season evaporation by covering and shading...
The joy of crafting imperfect things: chess set
I like doing things well. Planning, measuring, following instructions, iterating until they’re as good as I can do them. I also like making progress quickly – continuously, if time allows. Starting to dabble with woodworking has introduced me to a different...
Winter Chop And Drop: Seeking a balance between cover crop growth and protecting young trees
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...
Friendly mothers…?
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 that we...
Getting started with mushrooms
Sometimes you discover a topic, get interested, and dive right in. You pick a project, gather supplies, and quickly do an impressive job for what is the first attempt in an unknown field. This post is not about one of those occasions. During the last two years, both...
Observation: Looking for succulents for fire protection
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...
Plantar árvores — um guia
No início do nosso projeto de Permacultura, plantámos cerca de mil árvores e arbustos. Para quem esteja a pensar fazer algo semelhante, mesmo que seja apenas uma mão-cheia de árvores, partilhamos o procedimento que seguimos: Materiais Serão necessários os seguintes...
Rites of passage
Growing up, I remember feeling a sense of getting ready for something. It seemed like everything I learned and did as well as the passage of time were helping me get there. The feeling went away – at some point in my twenties, I’m not sure – before I could...
The Power of Observation: an example during early Winter
The Importance of Observation In Permaculture, few things seem to take as high a priority has observation. In fact, it is the first of the twelve Permaculture principles: “Observe and Interact”. The idea is that Nature is our teacher, and by carefully looking at how...
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