by Blackwood Land | Oct 26, 2015
In the late spring we had some new tools from Johnny’s Select Seeds and I thought I sensed a yearning from Molly to get out there and use them. She very methodically stretched some string from one end of the row in the other in the tunnel so she would have...
by Blackwood Land | Nov 22, 2014
By Hans Hansen It’s a bit early to tap birch or harvest violets but that time is not far away. I had an idea of combining the hues and flavors of birch and violets in a syrup, that I have not tried but don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t work. This...
by Blackwood Land | Nov 21, 2014
By Hans Hansen Native bounty Texan’s don’t hear much about. River Birch is a handsome multifunction all-zone permaculture tree that deserves more attention. Farmers in northern regions tap both Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), and from several species of...
by Blackwood Land | Nov 21, 2014
By Hans Hansen This covers a few details I missed in our discussion (presentation at Blackwood) yesterday about storing and using stored baby ginger. Keep in mind that baby ginger is quite different, more delicate/tender and fruit/vegetable-like, than the ginger most...
by Blackwood Land | Nov 21, 2014
By Hans Hansen Not for my Paleo or Weston Price leaning gardener and farmer friends but it’s entirely possible. A student of one of our soil workshops held a few weeks ago posed an interesting challenge to consider. The student had been on a macrobiotic diet for...
