Earlier this year, I joined the One Year One Outfit challenge: to create one outfit in 2015 that is entirely sourced from my fibershed. I wrote about it here as I initially began to envision what I wanted to do for the challenge, and it’s time for an update. No, I’m not done with my …
The Permaculture Design Course that I am co-organizing and co-teaching is nearing its end — we just completed weekend 5 out of 6, and the students have embarked on their final design projects. It has been, hands down, one of the most intense and most rewarding experiences of my life. Our course site, City Roots …
Foraging for nettles is a sure sign of spring in our home. I bring nettles home by the bagful and use them for tea, or grind them into pesto, or use them instead of spinach in a feta quiche. This year’s variation was using wood nettles instead of the regular nettles. Wood nettle, or Canada …
It’s been The Year of Critter Woes in our garden. I don’t give up easily, but this time I came very close to throwing away my trowel and watering can. While the occasional rabbit chowing down our greens has been depressing, the biggest problem are the squirrels. Apparently, the squirrel population in our city exploded …
