Podcast #89 – Endings
Why would we talk about Endings at the beginning of the Summer? Beats me, but that’s the way it worked out.
Monthly Archives: June 2011
3/4″ PVC Pipe, RIP
When we were building the pole barn where Amanda and I live now, we bought many of the construction materials from Home Depot. Included in our purchase was 1300 feet of flare-end 3/4″ PVC pipe we planned to use for drip irrigation.
Too Much Bandwidth; Too Much Internet 9
By now you know much I depend on the Internet. I’m slowly realizing that I have become too dependent.
Podcast #88 – If Spring Was Summer, What Will Summer Be?
The last half of the Spring here at Longleaf Breeze has been like what we see in the summer, highs in the 90s every day for weeks, and no rain, not even an afternoon thundershower. And today is the first full day of Summer. Will Summer be even worse?
What Is It with Men and Poison?
During our shift on the Alabama Master Gardener Help Line Thursday, Amanda and I fielded four calls from people seeking help with their gardens. Three of the four were from women trying to deal with the damage done by men spraying poison.
Light, Fluffy Homeade Whole Wheat Rolls
Thank goodness for my cousin Sarah Smith Brown and my Aunt Mickey. It was Mickey’s recipe (adapted by Sarah) that got me started wanting to make whole wheat rolls.
Master Gardener, Here We Come!
Amanda and I completed our second and final shift yesterday on the Alabama Master Gardener Help Line.
Podcast #87 – Building Our Storm Shelter/Root Cellar
We had been tinkering for months with the idea of making a root cellar part of the lodge construction. When the deadly storms moved through Alabama on April 27, our thinking took on new urgency.
What Will We Contribute to the Gift Economy?
As a couple of quickly aging farmers, we expect to need lots of support from our friends, family, and neighbors to survive after our industrial economy collapses. We envision a return to some form of a gift economy, in which communities that matter will be almost exclusively local.
Podcast #86 – Just Hangin’ On
This is still Spring, but it feels like hot summertime. So dry, so hot. Amanda and I are handling it okay; we haven’t needed to use the air conditioning other than for company. But our plants – that’s another story.