We’ve had a wonderfully productive weekend so far and lots ahead of us yet. Yesterday a friend visited with his bobcat and dug three wide arched trenches. We’ll be digging the holes for our 225 trees in the trenches and filling them in with straw and mulch. This should help us with water capture and [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Shoveling Shit & Loving It
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged compost, gardening, manure, raised bed gardens, swales, tree planting, trenches on April 24, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Uh Oh
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged earthbag building, natural building on April 18, 2011 | 9 Comments »
So I was out adding to my new garden yesterday when it struck me that something seemed different. Nothing immediately obvious but something… A scientist by trade, I find my keen observation skills still come in handy. I paced the property back and forth carefully surveying the scene and occasionally even stopping to listen for [...]
Come on Spring!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged earthbag, gardening, raised bed gardens on April 15, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Come on spring! I’m ready to get building and planting but the snow just won’t let up. On a positive note, many of my seeds have sprouted. I have three kinds of tomatoes growing, two kinds of squash, pumpkins, goji berries, and leeks. Quite a bit hasn’t managed to break the soil yet. I’m anxiously [...]
Debate Lacking in Substance, and Truth
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Canadian politics, debates, election 2011, politics on April 15, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I finally got around to watching the English language debate. (If, like me, you missed it you can catch it on ctv.ca.) Pretty pitiful. Shane and I have more stimulating debates at home. I’ll have to check out the French debate and see if there was any more substance but I kind of doubt it. [...]
Be a Rebel: Vote
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Canadian politics, election, government, vote on April 5, 2011 | 10 Comments »
It’s election time in Canada, an exciting time because it only happens once every sixteen weeks or so. The Governor General dissolved parliament upon the House finding that the Conservative government was in contempt of parliament, a historical judgment. I could write volumes on that alone but I’ll suppress my excitement and limit myself to [...]
