Well, I figured it was about time for me to give you a backyard garden update! As you may or may not know, we moved into a brand new little homestead this past March, and have been feverishly working on the garden ever since. We don’t have a huge amount of space to work with,…
Updates & Recent Happenings
A Quick Backyard Tour
Hello everyone and happy spring! We are excited to announce that we bought a house and are finally all moved in. While it’s not our total dream property, as it’s much smaller that what we would like to have someday, it does have a lot going for it in the semi-urban permaculture sense. We feel…
Updates and Recent Happenings: Spring Plants and Soap
Yes, I realize that it’s not spring yet. In fact, we have a whole month until the official date comes, but I’m antsy for it anyways. Here in Southern Oregon we’ve had spring like weather interspersed with frosty days, so it’s hard not to get excited! Those few warm days have encouraged some of our…
Updates and Recent Happenings: What Happened to the Garden?
Well hello! It’s been a little while since I’ve updated you on the happenings of my life and garden. That is mainly because there isn’t much of a garden when we’re this deep into winter. I would be showing you the same pictures of my sad Brussels sprouts that are still trying to hang on…
Updates and Recent Happenings: Happy Birthday!
Wait, what? Happy Birthday? Shouldn’t I be saying Happy New Year? Well, yes, that too. But guess what? Today is the 1st birthday of this little blog. One year ago today I sat down (in the exact same place I’m sitting now) and did the first necessary steps for starting Grow Forage Cook Ferment. I…
Updates and Recent Happenings: Snow!
Yes, it’s true, I get excited about snow. You see, I grew up near Portland, Oregon, where we would only get maybe a couple of inches once or twice a year, if we were lucky. If it happened on a school day, it also meant that school would most likely be canceled, which was pretty…
Updates and Recent Happenings: Dew Drops and Strawberry Leaves
Well hello my peoples! I’ll be honest and say that I don’t have a whole lot to share this week, for several reasons. First is that it’s winter and there’s not a whole lot going on in the garden. Second is that I’ve been super busy with Coco’s Herbals, which is awesome! I’m really having…
Updates and Recent Happenings: Snow and a Winter Garden
Holy cow, how is it December already? This fall literally flew by, and now we seem to be square into winter, even though it’s not even technically winter yet. Surprisingly, we are still eating fresh tomatoes from our garden! Yes, our plants were ripped out and sent to compost several weeks ago, but we brought…
Updates and Recent Happenings: Last Harvests and Winter Garden Prep
Well, it’s the calm before the storm right now, literally. We are supposed to be getting our first real storm of the season this weekend. Yes, we’ve had some rainy days, but this one is predicted to bring strong winds, cold temps, and possibly even some snow. At some point along the line it seems…
Updates and Recent Happenings: Brussels Sprouts and Herbal Oils
Wow, just like that Halloween is over and we’re squarely into fall. It seemed to take a while to get here where we are, but now we’re getting some pretty darn cold nights. We haven’t had a hard frost yet, but it’s coming soon. The extended summer did bring us more production from our garden…
