Hello everyone and happy fall. Welcome back to routines and merino wool clothing! Yay!! There are lots of new faces walking around town. This makes me happy. A few years ago it seemed everyone was leaving this valley. This is the …
Soup for a Future Rainy Day – Curried Lentil Cauliflower Soup
We had a cool period for a bit recently and being on the coast, it was a good opportunity to bring out my soup pot. Back into a heat wave so save this one for the next cool spell. I …
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Tory Pearson explains where Pemberton’s first “community supported homestead” experiment began
This is a story about the founding of the Wamhily CSH (Community Supported Homestead). What that is and why, is held in the story below. I hope this tale speaks to you and reminds you, as Field of Dreams profoundly …
Software for Wild Intelligence
"Seeds are software, and we have the seeds" -Representative of the chemical giant Seminis, just before selling out to Monsanto Usually, plantain is a quiet, unobtrusive little plant. She is known for her excellent healing properties, her usefulness as a spit …
Whats All The Fuss About Garlic?
There aren't too many plants or food items that gets growers more excited than garlic. Sure, some folks get mushroom fever in the fall, and cannabis is all the rage, but garlic gets almost all gardeners hyped. Why? After all, …
Small Potatoes
Pemberton is nicknamed Spud Valley for good reason. Potatoes are the number one crop grown in the valley. The soil here is amazing for growing all kinds of vegetables but potatoes especially love it. The families who immigrated from Ireland …
Bring out the Beans this Summer!
It is midsummer still. I am a big fan of beans in the summer. Why? In dried form they last and last. You can throw a bag of dried lima beans in the pantry and cook them 4 years later …
How does the Pemberton Seed Library work
Photo by Marjorie Bertrand on Unsplash If Catherine Karpman's post, from earlier last week, got you excited about seed-saving, here is what the Pemberton Seed Library is all about, in a nutshell. Why not try saving seed from your …
