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Fun art project completed for back of the redwood grove that faces our deck. I can also see it out the kitchen window. I had 3 kid’s bike frames I had wanted to use for the dragonfly gong, and a … Continue reading →

We have a lot of little projects going on, and each one gets worked on a bit at a time, letting cement dry for posts, having time, etc. Fortunately the weather has been wonderful unlike the hot summer. Framed in … Continue reading →

I want to share a few photos of a clean-up area I’ve been working on for the past few months, just a day a week to fill up the green waste can. Our usual composting dump zone got transformed into … Continue reading →

November 1, 2020 We added wood chips around the retaining wall side of the greenhouse. The pile up at the entrance had to be moved. On Wed. November 11 we are having Darren from Small Tractor Services move drain rock … Continue reading →

The greenhouse retaining wall was built using natural material because we know that wood of the Black Locust tree does not rot quickly. We had 3 non-native locust trees cut for the intention of using the wood for retaining walls. … Continue reading →

It was a great day yesterday, Tuesday, September 29 to get some more work done on the farm.  We have focused in one particular area this past summer, adding a 3′ tall locust log wall for hillside erosion.  And, we … Continue reading →

The bird feeder sits on top of a fir stump, and it is visited daily by scrub jays, finches, ringneck doves, quail, and other beautiful birds.  The area has never been formally landscaped, in the sense that anything native just … Continue reading →

August 2020 The garden is flourishing with a variety of perennials, vegetables, and fruit trees. We are excited for a new variety of gremlin gourds from Love Apple Farms as well as their bell peppers and famous heirloom tomatoes.  In … Continue reading →

Friday, July 31 – Sunday, August 2, 2020: A 3-day project to redo this garden bed outside the redwood grove. At one point, the bed was cleared out and planted with redwood sorrel and daffodil bulbs, but the redwood starts … Continue reading →