About
About us: Midwesterners, products of suburbia, both educated and self-educated and still learning. We have two (now 3) cats, a dog and are about to get our first flock of chickens. We garden organically and are trying to use less, reduce everything. In some ways we are good at that and in many ways we are typical wasteful americans.
We are, however, trying to live sustainably. Learning as we go. This blog is a record of what we do, when & how…a record of what works and what doesn’t. So when we are, for example, renting a uhaul to pick something up several years from now we will look at this blog and think, oh yeah, i remember the last time we did this so lets NOT drive the truck onto wet ground (see entry March 3).
We live in a very urban area and have half an acre that we are going to try to use to full advantage. I could walk 20 minutes and buy whatever drugs from the kids on the street or 20 minutes in a different direction and be on a trail in woods. Also, our neighborhood is an ecovillage so people are relatively supportive of seeing vegetable gardens in our front yard, chickens in our back yard, etc.
We believe that the American lifestyle results not only in a poverty of community here at home but, more drastically, in real poverty around the world. We believe that by protecting the earth, by not taking more than the minimum, we are protecting the poor. We are in the very beginning stages of learning how to do this and we mess up all the time.
I finally had a chance to admire your blog! It is beautiful, lot to mention informative. I love the different fonts, your photos, it’s all good, as Josh would say.
Wow, your blog is awesome! I found it while looking for an explanation about some weird white fuzzies on my beet sprouts and ended up going through pages and pages of posts. What a nice read! Best of luck with your wonderful garden and the cute chicks!
Thanks
Glad you took the time to read through our little blog site.
As for the fuzzies on the beets if it’s anything like what we had it isn’t a problem. The problem with our beets is that I’m a careless gardener (sometimes) and accidentally dug them up in order to put chard in. OOPS! I was pretty mad at myself for doing that. I LOVE beets. I mean, I like chard but I LOVE beets. aaargh. But the fuzzy mold…no big deal.
Awesome- that’s great to know. I’ve never really had beets before, but am always up for new things (especially if I grew them myself). Best of luck and thanks for the response!
Oh yeah, and beets grow so quickly, I’m sure you could sprout some more to compensate for the beet massacre! Some I planted on Wednesday sprouted in TWO DAYS (how insane!!). They came from the 20 cent pack from WalMart (I need to start reading seed magazines so I can stop supporting the evil dictator). You should definitely sprout some more…if it’s not too late for your region.
Hey Josh great web site. I will be watching eagerly to see the progress. Have bunches of perinnials if you need any. Love, Diana
Amen!
Hi, I’m from a gardening magazine and we’re interested in one of your photos. Could you contact me at the e-mail address provided? Thanks!