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My woeful garden, June 2015

I just posted “Woes of an Urban Chicken Farmer” or something like that. Now it is time for “woes of a backyard gardener in a changing climate.” Earlier, I posted about the low number of winter chill hours that we … Continue reading

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Growing fruit on my urban Southern California mini-farm

I have worked really hard over the past 8 years to convert our small, urban southern California yard into a productive mini-farm. I have Barbara Kingsolver and her book “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” to thank for that. That book was transformational! … Continue reading

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A warm Harvest Monday and setting harvest expectations for 2015

A warmer than average winter will probably negatively affect fruit production on my urban mini-farm this year. The reason why is…. Continue reading

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Harvest Monday May 14, 2012

The harvest from my yard this week was 2 lbs of produce, mostly fruit, and 11 eggs from our hens. Continue reading

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Harvest Monday, April 30 2012

For Harvest Monday this week, I put in photos of flowers in my garden, ducks in the yard, and fruit yet to be harvested. It was a harvest for the soul. But I also harvested over three pounds of produce and the chickens produced 13 eggs this week. Continue reading

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