Monthly Archives: April 2011

Apr14

It Gets Better

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I have been receiving an overwhelming response to the blog as of late, which is nice.  I’ve kept it for three years or so now and it has always done ok, but like I said, lately, WOW.  Thanks!  I just approved a comment this morning from a reader in India, complimenting me on my herbs and such.  This person also keeps a blog so I clicked on it.  If you want to see some stunning imagery, you should check out this link to Jugnoo farms.

In other news, we received two extra WWOOF’ers yesterday, Shannon and Alex from York Pennsylvania.  They are only staying through today and leaving tomorrow morning.  They arrived about 5pm yesterday, just enough time to take the tour and get ready for dinner.  We all shared a lovely meal of soup and salad under the moon.  The weather was just perfect for dinning outside.  Our WWOOF’er Jason, from Brooklyn, surprised us all by making a lovely salad dressing.  I was surprised because he doesn’t say much, so it was pleasant that he made it and like Santa Claus in the night this present was left on the dinner table.  Thank you Jason.

Apr12

Oldie, but a Goodie

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This is a post from a blog written in 2008.  I searched “CSA” on wordpress and looked through a few, this ladies was a nice honest experience with it, and it paints a nice picture.  CSA’s are all different, and they’re not for everybody.

http://katecooks.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/to-csa-or-not-to-csa-part-1/

Apr12

Babies! Babies!

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Some things I’ve been working on.

Herb/strawberry beds.

Strawberries and “Blue Boy” Bachelor Buttons.

That’s ME, and some chives, oregano, mint and the like.

Paul dealing with CSA checks…YES it’s happening!

Garden in my front yard, and the greenhouse.

Peas.

My art project in the greenhouse.  It’s my face cast in plaster, dirt, grass clippings and wheat grass seeds.  The mint is for an aromatherapy effect.

It’s growing y’alls.

Here they are!  Here are my babies!

Tomatoes, zinnias, calendula, marigolds…

Newer tomato babies.

Zinnias…(I’m so excited about these!!!)

Lavender, leeks, more zinnias, calendula.

Apr11

New WWOOF’er, Old WWOOF’er and all of the Inbetween

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We welcomed another WWOOF’er into the fray on Saturday, his name is Jason, he’s from Brooklyn.  He has WWOOF’ed abroad, but this is his first tour in the US and we are glad to have him.

This is Eric, he’s from Chicago.  He’s been here for a few weeks already.  You’re a hard worker Eric!  We like you!

The rows still left to dig.

Raspberries!!!

The man, the myth, the legend.

Onions and leeks.

Basil.

Tomatoes.

Hoop at large.

Jason.  New WWOOF’er.  Brooklyn represent!

Eric’s Skylark.  It’s not blue, if fact some might call that color black.  I have a special place in my heart for Buick Skylarks.

Apr11

Teen Leadership Corps

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Last weekend, we hosted the Teen Leadership Corps.  The Teen Leadership Corps (TLC) is an academic year certification program in non-profit management sponsored by the OMNI Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology.  Their mission is to provide awareness of global issues while inspiring innovative solutions among youth leaders, connecting them to worldwide opportunities for service and career development.  Here are some shots of their service.

There are more from one of the students who took pics.  They are trapped on Facebook somewhere, but they are goodies, so I will track those down.

Apr10

Living on Earth

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I was listening to the show “Living on Earth” today while I was making dinner, and I heard this story about humanure.  You should give it a listen, or a read, whichever you prefer!

Apr7

A Nice Read

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Here’s an interesting article I read via America Eats Project, which was written for the New York Times.

Enjoy!

Apr7

An Ammendment to the Last Post

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The Professor’s name is Nick Copeland. Thanks Rose B. This morning I couldn’t think.

Apr7

For Friday

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Paul was asked by a professor at the University of Arkansas to give a presentation to his class on Friday.  I feel silly not knowing the professor’s name (even though I’ve met him), or what class he teaches.  I’m assuming it is a cultural anthropology class, because he showed them the movie Food Inc. and their discussions are focused on agriculture in the industrial age.  Paul and Johnathon, (intern), have been working on a presentation for the class.  The professor said that on a good day there are 200 students present.  In other news, the CSA is comming along swimmingly.  We had another “Know your Farmer” meeting at Arsaga’s on Mission and Corssover, giving a presentation to court new clients.  This was the second one we’ve held and at each one we had people sign up and pay in full which is awesome.  We have been getting a great response with this venture.  I guess, like with anything, there are going to be those who are totally on board with the idea, because they believe in it, and there are those who need more convincing…and that’s America for you.  BUT, everyone should get on the bus because it’s about to leave!