In the spring, I sprinkled a small mason jar of biodynamic preparation 500 under my fruit trees and around my garden beds, just as Anna Helmer had shown me. There didn’t seem to be a very specific science to it, …
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Professional-Quality Ham and Pea Soup
I have experimented for quite a few years with ham and pea soup – switching out the green peas for yellow peas. The yellow peas never softened enough for a good soup and they varied a lot from brand to …
The Atypical, Unfair Economics of Farming.
Q : How do you make a million dollars farming? A: Start with 4 million! As far as business models go, none is as bizarre as farming. There are very few winning formulas. It's either large scale corporate agribusiness (which …
With love to the #1 Tomato Grampa
I started my tomato seedlings on March 24th which is at least two weeks later than usual. It wasn’t until the snow really started to melt that I felt motivated, but better late than never. My Dad is the self-titled …
Plant medicine: wildcrafting Balm of Gilead
"What's this?" asked my clutter-resistant husband, observing the giant mason jar of oily plant matter on the counter. "Ohh, it's medicine! It's called Balm of Gilead," I explained. "Oh. But what is it?" "Cottonwood tips in oil." "Hmm. And what's …
A Farmer’s Ode to the Cabbage
Prepping dinner in late February. Note "green onions", carefully harvested from some storage onions that decided it was time to start sprouting. Note: This post the product of a farmer itching for the snow to melt, of Lisa Richardson's gentle …
Happy Anniversary, to me.
It was a year ago to the day while consuming a couple tasty Steam Works IPAs in a Richmond Irish Pub en route to a family vacation in Mexico that I took the plunge and joined the Traced Elements family. …
