Gardening with the flow

Gardening with the flow

Permaculture, in it’s simplest form, is about working with the flow of nature. If you think about the flow of energy across a landscape, you can see patterns. Water flows downhill and carries nutrients with it. The practice of permaculture can be thought of in...
News from the hen house

News from the hen house

  It took six months but we’ve finally got eggs! We also have a rooster. Surprise!   When we went to our local feed store, we picked out five (female, or so we thought) chicks; one for each of us to name. We got a variety of breeds so we could observe the...
A Cozy Greenhouse

A Cozy Greenhouse

If you are like me and love to eat fresh from your summer garden, then you might consider extending the fruiting season for your tomatoes and peppers in a greenhouse. We usually have a pretty good warning that the first freeze of the winter season is coming. When I...
Backyard Chickens

Backyard Chickens

Fried? Poached? Scrambled? Birdie in a nest? (skillet fried on toast) You just can’t beat a good farm egg. With their beautiful orange yolks and rich flavor, the best way to have year round access to fresh farm eggs is to keep a back yard chicken coop. We...
Gearing Up for Pecan Street

Gearing Up for Pecan Street

Austin’s 39th annual fall Pecan Street Festival is right around the corner! Mark your calendars for September 21 and 22 and join Daniel and Daniela for a smashing good time. We will have our own booth on Pecan Street (6th Ave. in Austin, Texas) to sign and sell...