Worms in our Fridge

No, really. Our compost worms (red wigglers) arrived yesterday and we’re going to set up their bin this weekend. Their instructions said we could keep them in the fridge for a few days before moving them into their new home. Still haven’t made cheese yet...

Feeding ourselves

I’ve liked most of Barbara Kingsolver’s books (unfortunately I just couldn’t get into The Poisonwood Bible — I know I’ll have to give it another shot at some point), but most particularly I’ve enjoyed her essays. Her new book,...

More native plants!

Spring Break, the Napa wine trip and a week of work later and here’s a quick update. All the fruit trees are doing something. The Beverly Hills apple is the slowpoke of the bunch, just started to leaf out now, which I suppose (or at least am hoping) makes sense...

Fruit trees planted, working on berries

We planted the fruit trees this past weekend — pics to follow. Unfortunately the nursery ran out of Peregrine, but we have PLENTY of trees. We still need to plant the berries. I’m thinking of doing the blueberries in large containers for the time being...