I live in a 55 yr & older apartment complex and am fortunate to have enough space to grow a few veggies and herbs right outside my door, but I need more. I want more. More land to garden as I take steps towards my own personal sovereignty & food security.
I once had enough land to have a small fruit orchard, berry bushes and a 1600 sq ft veggie garden. I was on hog-heaven 🐖🍅🥕🫛🌻 I want that again, but until then, I'm doing what I can.
Anyway, back at the ranch... Last season, I noticed there was a mass of chives growing in a space between the buildings which gave me the idea that this space was once a garden area. So late this winter I asked my manager if I could use this space for a veg garden. She smiled & nodded her head & said that she'd buy the 'soil'. I was thrilled. More garden space equals more food & more I can share with neighbors.
I'm a huge proponent of No-Till Gardening (aka Lasagna or Weedless gardening), but this little plot has had no TLC for at least 7 or 8 years and the grasses have taken over, so a-digging I must do.
Why you may ask... If I would have lasagna layered the cardboard (or end-of-roll newsprint) straight on top of the grasses, then added compost on top of that, the compost would have run off the barrier of cardboard, so dig I must.
I would prefer not to dig as the soil is a living biome and digging disturbs this ecosystem. This will be the only year I do dig as long as I live here and am allowed to use the space. From here on out, I will feed the soil with yearly applications of compost.
Btw, the cardboard blocks weeds and breaks down into the soil, which actually feeds the microorganisms living there. Just be sure not to use any cardboard or newsprint with color ink. Colored ink is toxic which leaches into the soil. Black ink is ok because it is usually soy based.
I started my project today and will post my progress. I'm so excited to have a 'proper' garden again.
As Jean & Kristen encourage, "Do what you can with what you have", so I'm doing my bit 🤗✨
Next? My forever Kins Domain. 😘
RSA Survivor & Trauma Therapist Max Lowen explains the left/right game, the Q psyop and mass mind control in under 5 minutes!
Time to say goodbye to Billy, he has spread enough DNA on Big Bear Farm.
Thankfully, Billy is going to a wonderful home we know very well where he will be free to spread more of his DNA;-)
Kiara and her husband AJ are spending the weekend and we hung out with the animals until it got too cold.
Typical for Tennessee we left the house dressed for a certain temperature when only 30 minutes later the temperature had decided it’s winter again.
It was also determined that 2 of the newest 3 kids are boys - we named them Howard and Richard.
Which gives us around 5 months to build a new fence and separate them from the girls or it will be Billy Bob all over again.
Lots of projects on the horizon in the next few days…well, after the next few days, as soon as it gets warmer.
More to come soon.
Good day to you All.
If anyone else is an Alternative Building Material geek like me, you will appreciate this super interesting video on adobe and cob for building a truly inexpensive, durable yet potentially beautiful home without needing HVAC! (No furnace or air conditioner = less dependency on the 'System')
There's some eye raising reasons why most folks don't use adobe anymore even though many of our ancestors homes & temples built from clay still stand today. I'll give you a hint 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑
Hope you enjoy and perhaps find some inspiration.
Love to you All 🤗💞🌻🌞
Friends,
it's always quite interesting to see how one and the same piece of information/video/article can cause an incredibly variety of reactions. From "blessed and inspired" to "this is fear mongering of the worst kind".
They saw the same piece on information delivered/written by the same person. So is it the information itself or is it something else that determines how we react?
Kristin and I talk about it in today's Sunday Sermon right here 👇🏽
Much Love & Many Blessings,
Jean & Kristin
Friends,
in the face of all that we are witnessing in the world today, who hasn't asked themself at times, "What can little old me change"? It's a common question and we've all asked it before.
It's actually a very important one to ask, but most don't realize how powerful the real answer is.
Let us explain in today's Sunday Sermon 👇🏽
