by Resi | Jul 17, 2020 | Instagram, Other Permaculture Stories
Falling in love with petunias I have to admit, I loathed petunias. Sounds funny, doesn’t it? Who on earth would loathe a flower, especially one as showy as petunias? It seems like a lifetime ago I left a small, rural lifestyle for the captivating life of the big...
by Resi | Jul 8, 2020 | Instagram, Other Permaculture Stories, Other Updates
REKO Markets are the way to sell! I have to say that since the COVID-19 restrictions went into place and restaurants and farmer’s markets were shut down, there has been a scramble to reconnect farmers to markets. And this, at a time when farmers were stuck with...
by Resi | Jun 22, 2020 | Instagram, Other Permaculture Stories, Romping Ruminants
Another tiny step in the permaculture conversion process... We have 40 rough acres here in Charles City. Over 30 of them are a somewhat older mix of hardwood that is predominantly sweet gum with a thick understory of holly. In some places, the cover is so heavy that...
by Resi | Jun 15, 2020 | Romping Ruminants
The cull goats & learning opps Rescues, parasites and the balance of nature… We have a long history with goats and, I have to say, it is not for the faint of heart. It can be as heartbreaking sometimes as it is rewarding. When it comes down to it—it’s ruthless...
by Resi | May 26, 2020 | Instagram, Other Permaculture Stories, Other Updates, Whole Farm Planning/Permaculture
Chaos Gardening Gardens for food and beauty I’ve always wanted beautiful chaotic, mostly self maintaining flower gardens. You know, the kind where the flowers do their thing from year to year and your biggest job for maintenance is filling in gaps, keeping them from...