phedizzle (55)in #homestead • 6 years agoWould you look at that?! Efficiency, here we come!My Christmas and Birthday gifts came Early! We've been trying to get the right tools over time, as circumstances…phedizzle (55)in #homestead • 6 years agoFRUIT AND NUT ORCHARD UPDATEI haven't updated about the fruit and nut trees that were planted this spring. Since the winter is fast approaching…phedizzle (55)in #homestead • 6 years agoTHE WHISTLEPIG AND THE PEARGroundhogs. Woodchucks. Whistlepigs. UGH. Need I say more? Well, I will. A few falls ago I remember seeing a…phedizzle (55)in #photo • 6 years agoSLEEPING TREE FROG ON MY DOORThis is a little treefrog I found sleeping on my door under a temporary sign I'd left for a delivery driver. I…phedizzle (55)in #garden • 6 years agoHELPING AT THE FARMERS MARKET 2The market season is winding down here. Only about 5 weeks left I believe. I'm so thankful it's cooler now. We've had…phedizzle (55)in #poetry • 6 years agoFINALLY FALL IS HERE!source Pixabay In the last weeks of winter Frigid temperatures lingered Coldly snapping At my…phedizzle (55)in #garden • 6 years agoHELPING AT THE FARMERS MARKETStill not back in the swing of things online, but did help at a farmer's market last weekend for Dragonfly Farm which…phedizzle (55)in #life • 6 years agoVISITED BY ROYALTY: The Noble Feast of PearsFeasting on the nectar of neglected pears, on this beautiful late summer eve near dusk, royalty dined before me as I…phedizzle (55)in #life • 6 years agoALL PURPOSE COLD & FLU HERBAL TEA ELIXIROoph. I'm not feeling well. This has been a prolonged period of what I first thought was a bad case of allergies. That…phedizzle (55)in #permaculture • 6 years agoOUTDOOR KITCHEN DESIGN: (CAD) FIRST DRAFTI mentioned before that from middle school to high school I was dead set on becoming an Architect. That never panned…phedizzle (55)in #permaculture • 6 years agoFREE ENERGY COOKING: I GOT A FRESNEL LENS!!Have you ever started a fire with a magnifying glass in science class or girl/boy scouts? Well, in my search for a…phedizzle (55)in #permaculture • 6 years agoONE OUT OF MANY: MY FIRST TIME GROWING SWEET POTATOESDuring the late winter I made a post about sweet potatoes we had left over from Thanksgiving that had started to show…phedizzle (55)in #permaculture • 6 years agoCOMFREY: ANOTHER QUINTESSENTIAL PERMACULTURE ADDITION TO OUR FOOD FORESTComfrey, scientific name Symphytum officinale , is an ubiquitous and quintessential element in the permaculture…phedizzle (55)in #permaculture • 6 years agoZONE 2 OF THE FOOD FORESTThis year started off quite busy with the Food Forest Project finally getting started. At first it went quick.…phedizzle (55)in #permaculture • 6 years agoWILD PURPLE GARLIC TRANSPLANT UPDATEA while back I posted about some wild purple garlic and chives that I transplanted from the orchard . In today's…phedizzle (55)in #food • 6 years agoWHAT'S FOR DINNER? BEETS ME! FIRST GARDEN HARVEST AND RECIPESOME OF YOU ARE BEET HATERS. IS IT BECAUSE THEY STAIN YOUR FINGERS, POSSIBLY YOUR URINE? IS IT BECAUSE THEY TASTE LIKE…phedizzle (55)in #poetry • 6 years agoLIGHTS OUT BABY ROBINOne cold morning in late March, while sitting outside drinking coffee, I watched the most spectacular thing! Birds…phedizzle (55)in #permaculture • 6 years agoORCHARD: PLANNING, PREPPING & PLANTINGIt's been a while since I have updated everyone on the food forest. Here I talked about what trees were ordered if…phedizzle (55)in #story • 6 years agoBAREFOOT IN THE BOONIES: Rewind: Growing up with turntablesI was born in the decade when Atari was King. Hair metal bands, Soft Rock, and Country dominated the airwaves. Home…phedizzle (55)in #gardening • 6 years agoTRANSPLANTING WILD PURPLE GARLIC PART 1The first time we noticed there was wild garlic and chives growing abundantly on our homestead was the first time the…