New: food-forestAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krhive-166405hive-185836zzansteemhive-183959hive-180932uncommonlabphotographyhive-150122bitcoinhive-145157hive-144064hive-183397hive-188619krsuccesslifehive-193186hive-101145hive-193637hive-109690hive-113376hive-184714TrendingNewHotLikersthelaundrylady (57)in life • 5 years agoSaving TadpolesThe pond in front of the guest cottage has been constructed. We missed the rainy Spring and all the early Summer rain to fill the pond. It's almost like Mother Nature decided to turn off the…thelaundrylady (57)in garden • 5 years agoDigging A Cottage PondHere is an update on the small cottage we are currently building Next to The Food Forest The progress is slow. Unfortunately, a near by town/city had some severe hail storms recently. We were…thelaundrylady (57)in gardening • 5 years agoBest Potato Harvest EverI was taking photos a couple of weeks ago, trying to post a June food forest update when I accidentally shattered my camera. This photo above was the last picture I took before the camera was…thelaundrylady (57)in gardenjournal2019 • 5 years agoBuilding a Guest Cottage Next to the Food Forest - Framing UpConstruction on the guest cottage is going well. We are still receiving a ton of rain this year, so construction is taking a bit longer. The foundation was done a couple of weeks ago, then we…thelaundrylady (57)in gardenjournal2019 • 5 years agoBlueberry Harvest - Taking a RiskEvery year around the first of June, we put bird netting around the blueberry bushes. We can always tell when there are crops near maturity in the food forest just by watching the way birds are…thelaundrylady (57)in gardening • 5 years agoIt's Garlic Harvest Time in the Food Forest!It's garlic harvest time! Actually, it was garlic harvest time two weeks ago for me here (last week of May), but I have been so busy harvesting all sorts of different crops from the food forest…thelaundrylady (57)in gardenjournal2019 • 5 years agoFood Forest Update - Late May, Early June 2019This is an update on our food forest in late May/ early June 2019. There seems to always be new sets of challenges every year. We have had a lot of wonderful Spring rains this year. My husband did…thelaundrylady (57)in gardening • 5 years agoLizards - Reptile in the Food ForestIn general, when we think about creating a natural habitat on our property, we are focused on beautiful birds and butterflies. Often, we forget about the important reptiles. My food forest is full…thelaundrylady (57)in gardening • 5 years agoDelosperma cooperi Ice PlantWe have some areas on our property that are still pretty bare and needs some type of ground cover. I have planted clover and grass in those areas with great success. However, last year I was looking…thelaundrylady (57)in gardening • 5 years agoDinner from Our Food Forest - Rosemary and PotatoesWhy spend the time and energy to grow a food forest you ask? Because you can harvest home grown organic potatoes full of nutrients and grown with love without man made chemicals right from your own…thelaundrylady (57)in gardening • 5 years agoBuillding a Guest Cottage Next to the Food ForestMy husband and I started building our food forest 7 years ago. It started with two raised beds and two people who didn't know what we were doing. We did not start gardening with a vision of building…thelaundrylady (57)in garden • 5 years agoFood Forest Update - May 2019Hi everyone, it's been a while. I had to leave Steemit for a few months to take care of some personal stuff and deal with some health issues. I want to thank all the friends who have sent me private…yabshire (49)in loquats • 5 years agoMaking Loquat JamOne of my favorite early summer fruits is Japanese Loquat. Today im gonna show you how i turn these into this I like to rinse off any dust and dirt before I peel, halve and de-seed. I've done…paradigmprospect (69)in tribesteemup • 6 years agoWhat would you do if you had all the resources you needed? The Abundance-Education Hub (Tribesteemup bi-weekly question)I am super-thrilled about this recent Tribesteemup biweekly question posed by @whatamidoing who has been an instructive supporter of mine on this platform from the very beginning. The question is:…dandelionc (25)in permaculture • 6 years agoStewardship Permaculture PilgrimagePermaculture has three ethics and 12 design principles. The three ethics are: Care for Earth Care for People Fair Share The twelve design principles are: Observe and interact. Catch…bookworm67 (25)in permaculture • 6 years agoCitrus plantedThanks to a couple of wonderful local gentlemen for getting these trees planted about a week ago. Shown here are a Ponderosa Lemon, an Arizona Sweet Orange and a sour orange for juicing and cooking…ruggedhomestead (32)in rootings • 6 years agoRooting Cuttings Update 1I'm trying to root cuttings from my fruit trees using the growth and some hardwood cuttings that were taken during my mid-winter pruning in January. I potted them up on March 10 using rooting…ruggedhomestead (32)in gardening • 6 years agoRooting Cuttings or Just Forcing GrowthIn mid-January I pruned my fruit trees in preparation for the coming season and just dropped the twigs and branches where they lay. A month or so later, I saw the cut branches were starting to show…runaway-slave (50)in food-forest • 7 years agoInvest in a food forest.SUSTAINABILITY & BARTER-ABILITY: Urban Farming/Aquaponics/Food/Water & Wealth
