Tag: landscape
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Wind, Red Flags & Motivation
Yesterday was a very windy day. The breeze built through the afternoon before switching from our normal western breeze to a stiff easterly wind. The day before I had seen red flag warnings going up for parts of the foothills and coastal range. Though it is only mid May, yesterday was an important reminder that…
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Mapping out the farm
One of the things I’ve heard over and over again is that you should really spend a year on your property before you start making significant changes. Somehow I really doubt that we are going to make it that year, but I feel that the next best thing is to try to understand the property…
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We bought the farm
Let me clarify, we are all fine, but in a crazy fit of fancy we have purchased a five acre homestead in the beautiful rolling hills north of Placerville, CA. The home is situated on the top of the hill with a small raised bed garden, an old chicken coop where our hens Sweety and…