As an experiment this year, and partially for fun and curiosity, I have convinced HB to let me devote a small section of the garden towards a “three sisters garden.” The Three Sisters Garden is a method of planting seeds that has its base in Native American civilization. Many Native American tribes adopted this form of [...]
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Three Sisters Gardening
Posted in farm, Farm Happenings, Musings, tagged articles, do it yourself, environment, garden, get involved, harvest, Musings, no impact experiment, spring mill farm on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Let it rain … into my barrel
Posted in Farm Happenings, Local Events, Miscellaneous, Musings, tagged build it!, do it yourself, environment, favorites, keep it local, lynchburg community market, Musings, no impact experiment, spring mill farm on May 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I had Wednesday off so HB suggested I head over to the market for Green Market Wednesday and the afternoon’s scheduled rain barrel workshop. So I did. The first part of the workshop presented a lecture on rain gardens. Rain gardens are planned depressions in the ground that allow storm water to runoff and collect [...]
Thanks Mom and Dad
Posted in Farm Happenings, Foodie, tagged build it!, do it yourself, environment, garden, spring mill farm on March 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When we visited my family for Christmas, there was a very large box with our names on it. We quizzed each other about what it could be. Imagine our surprise when we opened it and found the most thoughtful gift! A cold frame! And then the snow came. And it really overstayed its welcome. But [...]
Signs of Spring!
Posted in Miscellaneous, Musings, tagged chickens, environment, garden, goats, Musings, spring mill farm on February 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
*My horse, Huck, is starting to shed! *Jacqsonne is slowly increasing her milk production *The young does are starting to fill out their udders *The hen’s egg production is increasing *I can finally seen grass, not snow *The grass I can see is surprisingly green; maybe that’s because it’s been hiding for two months? *Seed [...]
Lunatic Tours! oh my!
Posted in Local Events, tagged environment, keep it local, lynchburg events on January 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A few hours away is a secret of the agriculture revolution. Polyface Farms, of Swoope, Virginia, has become a legend in the supporting alternative, local agriculture realms. Joel Salatin and his outgoing, sometimes overbearing personality, are well known. I’m not even sure how to put into words what Joel and his family do on their [...]
Second Spring
Posted in Farm Happenings, tagged environment, spring mill farm on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. -Albert Camus
Struggling to survive
Posted in Farm Happenings, tagged environment, spring mill farm on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do. -Willa Cather
Signs of Fall
Posted in Farm Happenings, tagged environment, spring mill farm on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. -George Eliot
Extreme Stream Makeover
Posted in Local Events, tagged environment, get involved, keep it local on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On October 19, 2009, the James River Association, with the help of local government, businesses and organizations, will kick off Extreme Stream Makeover 2009! This year’s project, the third of its kind, will take place in the Blackwater Creek watershed. This watershed includes portions of Bedford and Campbell Counties, as well as the City of [...]
No Impact Man
Posted in Local Events, tagged environment, get involved, keep it local, no impact experiment on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Friday night, Randolph College (formerly Randolph-Macon Woman’s College) hosted the first of a series of talks on sustainable living. To start the series of talks, Colin Beavan, author of No Impact Man engaged the audience with his year-long experience of living “off the grid” with his wife and daughter in New York City. Colin proved [...]
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