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Building a command post

Alexander Selkirk was a Scot whose adventures on an uninhabited island were reputed to be the basis for Daniel Defoe’s…

14 years ago

Planning a large forest garden

Becoming stewards of our forest For some of us, here in the California foothills, especially those who live near the…

14 years ago
Creating a long lasting gardenCreating a long lasting garden

Creating a long lasting garden

A common word in gardening this decade is ‘sustainable’; sustainable gardening is using the principles of ecological wisdom.  When planting…

14 years ago

May 2001- Grading for Mother’s Day

On this trip our objective is to have the lot graded and have a couple loads of gravel, or mine…

24 years ago

April 2001-We turn our property into a campsite

We arrive with several objectives. I want to build a table of redwood somewhere, rake out the goat shed, attached…

24 years ago