We had a Rummage Sale this weekend for the garden and made some good money towards our goal of building a winter green house. I was in charge of signage.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
$$$
We made almost $800 off sheer junk. Garage sales are very competitive here and a weekly activity that tops most others.
Food Dehydrator
I finally fired up my food dehydrator after letting it off gas for a few days. I made some raw onion crackers and some kale chips. Delish! I hope to go primarily raw in my diet for the hot summer months here.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Youngsters at the Garden
I spent the better part of my afternoon teaching kids from the Teen Outreach Program about food and gardening. They weren't all that excited to talk about my lecture but when they actually got to pick out some seeds and plant them they really perked up. I'm planning on spending several hours each week with them talking and learning about growing and preparing one's own food. I take all my inspiration from Alice Water's Edible Schoolyard Program and it would be incredible to get a grant from them.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Dorkbot
Mikey's talk was about their homesteading adventures here in T or C. They are building their own structures, collecting water and using solar panels to collect their energy. They are living largely off the grid and grew 20% of their own food last year. They are a major force in the homesteading world and Mikey's geek side brings a lot of serious experimentation with electronics including water monitoring and watering systems, a special board he created for monitoring grease cars (WVO), grow lights and restoring and desulphurating batteries. Whew!
Albuquerque
I went to see my friend Mikey speak at a Dorkbot meeting. The meeting was at warehouse/gallery/artists space in the warehouse area of Albuquerque.
Planting
This is my friend Tamra from the community garden. She's working on the medicinal plant area. She's an amazing gardener.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Turkey Vultures
The turkey vultures showed up en mass right over my back yard tonight and when one of my kitties hadn't come home I got really worried. She sauntered in about an hour later. There must have at least 50 or so birds overhead.
Compost tumbler
My compost tumbler finally arrived today. For the last two years I've been dropping compost scraps off either at Union Square in New York City or at my friend Rebekah's garden. Now I'll be able to harvest my own scraps and use the compost in my garden.
Wings
Coming home from grocery shopping in Las Cruces on Tuesday I passed several large objects floating down the highway. At first I thought they were the wings to the mothership of Virgin Galactic but as I passed six of these I realized they were probably solar turbine props. I still don't know where they were headed but they were huge. New Mexico is one of the more favorable sites in the US for wind and solar collection. Futurists and Collapse Freaks - take notice!
Starting Over
I planted my seedlings on Monday and when I looked at them this afternoon they had all died in the sun. I guess I'll have to start over. Everyone has been really supportive. Being from a farming family I just think I've got it all together but I have a lot to learn. Most likely I need to just plant right in the soil and forego raising seedlings.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Batman?
It seems like the sign is trying to insinuate that the police have super hero like powers to catch criminals here but the truth is that you can buy liquor easier than you can by tooth paste in New Mexico.
By the Rio Grande
I spent the better part of today walking by the river and picking up rocks to line my garden bed with.
Formerly known as Hot Springs
T or C won a contest to change it's name to the popular program in the early 50's. Ralph Edwards, the announcer, was a great humanitarian and picked Hot Springs, New Mexico because of it's history as a healing place and because they have nurtured many needy people. The tradition goes on today.
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