As you may have noticed, there was a pause on the posts for a full season… the list of reasons why seems long and tedious, but I think I wasn’t alone in my need for space. This fall everything seemed to culminate: from a soggy October, to a unpredictable November, then a cold and snowy December, […]
Life of the Lämpchen
Well with winter strong around us, I thought I would give us some summer time glow… This last growing season I decided to follow the life of one plant type from seedling to seed. Maybe I will begin this trend, or maybe the Lämpchen tale will be the only of its kind. Let’s start with […]
Begin Again…
There is so much left unsaid about our adventures in Southern India… in fact, I do plan to one day add some tales here again… however, its been over 5 months since we returned, and, although I dream of going back everyday, for now, I will celebrate where we are today. Our move to Corvallis, Oregon gave […]
Food: Take one
So, the time has come to spend some time sharing about the food. I thought I loved “Indian Food” prior to coming to South India, and now I know I love the rural home cooking of the folks of Karnataka. Whitney and I have had very little south Indian Food prior to reaching Uttara […]
A week in the Western Ghats
Just when our acclimatization was really starting to unfold, we embarked on a journey with a group of folks from the Mahindra United World College of India, (MUWCI). We began this adventure at our home base in India, at the edge of the Western Ghats. As we prepared ourselves for the arrival of the […]
The list of firsts…
So, in honor of our nearly 30 days in India we decided it was time to put out there our list of “firsts” that we have encountered since arriving. I have to mention that I wanted to create this post after our first 15 days, instead, I am learning that part of being in rural […]
We have arrived…!
Since we are still developing our schedule (which includes interweb access), I am just now able to post about our journey from Portland to Huthina Betta, so, come with me as I journey back a little more than a week and reflect on how we came to our new home for the next 3 months. […]
half way through our 4 days of Travel
Well here we are… in the oasis in the desert. I will admit, I knew very little about Dubai before I arrived, and as our plane flew over the city, I wondered how difficult it would be to turn all the flat rooftops into gardens. The lack of sleep is of course making me feel […]
Jade Night Market
Thursday night till this very moment we are surrounded by the Before and After effects of the Jade Night Market. Truth is, our adventures began early last week with a garden sweep, harvesting, and lots of deadheading. Calendula flowers & Seeds were collected, tomatoes, jalapenos and basil. Thursday we took on the job of making […]
Cover Crops vs Sheet Compost
R cover crop L sheet compost In March we planted the covercrop triticale: a wheat and rye hybrid. Next to it we did a quick urban sheet compost: a layer of cardboard boxes covered with partially decomposed leaves and garden debris from last fall. It was fun to watch the growing alongside the decomposition. Although […]
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