Artist’s depiction of my place
A neighbor came by for some salad and gave me this lovely drawing.
Read MoreBees and hummingbird moths love the plum and nectarine flowers
After a cold and windy spring, we just had the first couple WARM days. I love watching and listening to the insects pollinating the fruit trees. So many insects pollinated the plum tree:...
Read MoreFruit tree pruning in the high desert
I remember reading that it is now considered ok to prune fruit trees in summer “lightly”. But I’ve never done any summer pruning because it’s so HOT! And you can’t see what you’re doing...
Read MoreMisfits Market and many complaints — AVOID!
Someone recommended Misfits Market in a local FaceBook group and of course, I was excited to find another option to get organic produce for our very remote desert town. https://www.misfitsmarket.com/ Unfortunately, they’re...
Read MoreApricots and tomatoes
We overwintered several of the Peacevine tomatoes growing in hydro tubs in the winter greenhouse. SUCCESS! They made it without any supplemental heating, being 6 ft in the ground (walapini) kept the winter greenhouse from...
Read MoreTransplanting Mormon Tea to the new pond
Last spring we finally got the little pond set up and today my helper transplanted a bunch of Mormon Tea from the bottom of our rock pile where they were about to be covered by rocks and caliche. Next we’ll transplant some...
Read MoreAnyone growing Lion’s Mane mushrooms?
I have a visitor very much into mushrooms and we’re definitely going to grow several varieties. Unfortunately, our high desert dry hot / cold climate is not at all suitable for portobello mushrooms, love those as meat...
Read More99-year-old farmer still farming
I’m hoping to finally catch up on the gazillion things to do and start posting all the cool stuff we’ve been doing. But first an inspiring article and video about Milford “Pete” Nodlinski, the 99-year-old farmer in...
Read MoreWhy I do NOT work in the morning when it's cool
Lately just about EVERYBODY tells me how I need to get up at sunrise and work outside until it’s too hot. And I refuse to do so because I don’t need more injuries, don’t need to be miserable all day and it...
Read MoreThe Sacred Plant: Healing Secrets Exposed — free documentary
This 7 part series is free on Youtube, but each episode is only available for 24 hours and it started yesterday. I just watched the beginning of the first episode and it is about the medical benefits of cannabis (marijuana). I...
Read MoreGirl power: Joshua Tree rescue
It’s been CRAZY here in the Joshua Tree desert. Farmers are clearing entire square miles of Joshua Tree forest for almonds and other fruit and nut trees. They’re using the water in our aquifers without any well...
Read MoreThe sounds of glyphosate and fluoride
This really is amazing: https://youtu.be/TghTECI5MJo
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