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Tag Archives: orchard

A Verdant Spring

18 Mar

Life is happening! We removed the row covers from the strawberries planted last September, and they are blooming like mad.         I just love this time of year! Dreams of life and growth and possibility spring forth … Read More »

Keeping a Garden, Keeping an Orchard food forest, garden, orchard

Drainage Issues in the Forest

2 Feb

The food forest is going in the side yard, but first I have to deal with a major drainage issue. That culvert in the first photograph collects runoff from 90 or so acres across the street and dumps it into … Read More »

Keeping an Orchard drainage, food forest, french drain, orchard

Introducing our bees

14 Jan

My dad kept honey bees and helped me earn the Boy Scout Beekeeping merit badge when I was a kid. I bought my first packages of bees when I was 18 years old, but left them behind when I launched … Read More »

How We Do It bees, food forest, orchard

Welcome to our blog!

10 Jan

My wife and I started our homestead with two daughters and some bees. Two years later, our two daughters are helping us manage lots of bees, a couple dozen chickens, a big vegetable garden, and the beginnings of a vineyard … Read More »

Welcome! bees, chickens, food forest, orchard

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