Farm My Yard

10/30/2024

What's a hardy kiwi? they look tasty.....

What’s a hardy kiwi?  Recently renamed “kiwi berry” in some marketing, it’s related to the larger fuzzy kiwis.  They’re much smaller than the fuzzy kiwis, about the size of a grape.  Their skin is smooth, no peeling needed.  As the weather turns cold and wet, hardy kiwis are just start...

10/09/2024

learn about the Mayoral race tonight @ 6pm

Join City Club of Portland for a Mayoral Candidate Forum moderated by retired political journalist Jeff Mapes. The forum will feature the five candidates who...

09/30/2024

When the days get shorter and the nights get cold.....

Days are getting shorter.  Cooler nights, and wasn't that some rain?.  Your winter crops will be delicious and nutritious all winter if you set them up for it.  So it’s time to protect your plants and your soil.  And, we can still plant more salad greens and other overwintering crops- if we g...

09/24/2024

Here's some good advice: go out and water right now.

We had a great time at CullyFest!  The first annual celebration of the Cully neighborhood, where we’ve been rooted since 2006.  Saw old friends and made new ones, gave out plums and free garden advice, and soaked up the community love.  

09/23/2024

John's a treasure - go, learn!

With 363 miles of coastline, a wealth of rich forests and plenty of fertile valleys, Oregon is a well-stocked natural-food store where visitors and locals alike can forage for all manner of belly-pleasing eats. You just need to know where to go and what to look for. Here’s what to expect on a guid...

09/23/2024

do you all know about this effort to keep fruit being eaten vs. falling to the ground? It's growing!

Share in the Harvest by offering your neighbors some of your bounty - here's an easy way to do that in the Portland Metro Area

09/13/2024

Best Laughs #52 - Weekend edition. There are 52 days until election day (though we vote early by mail in Oregon) - 52 cards in a deck, 52 weeks in the year. Have a great weekend!

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Riding the Post-Debate High Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email View as Webpage Hello Albert, The debate is still figuring into a lot of the humor. Today's edition is extra-long - a few

09/06/2024

you need fruit? have fruit to offer? look no further!

Share in the Harvest by offering your neighbors some of your bounty - here's an easy way to do that in the Portland Metro Area

08/31/2024

So much to know about seeds!

Or, maybe you want to keep it simple.  Fortunately, many vegetables are much simpler than squashes.  Beans, tomatoes, lettuce….there are still a few things to know, but it’s not rocket science.  

08/31/2024

Save zee bees!

Flo & Joan sing a song about how we need to save the bees... or we'll die too.Subscribe for more comedy: http://bit.ly/subscribeCBCcomedyCBC Comedy is your d...

08/26/2024

Tasty, nutritious and saving water too??!!

08/21/2024

Homegrown tomatoes....without watering?

First ripe dry farmed tomato! And more to come. Can’t wait to share them at our Dry Farming Tour:
Tuesday August 27, 6-8 pm. Blueberry Learning Farm, NE PDX.
Suggested donation $20, no-one turned away.
RSVP: handmadegardenspdx/contact/
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08/16/2024

Tomatoes without irrigation? This we need to see.

They’re not ripe yet, but these heirloom black tomatoes have set plenty of big juicy fruits - with no irrigation, at all, since we got the starts.  Wait, I thought tomatoes needed lots of water?  Nope.  They are native to high, dry deserts in the Andes.   Heavily watered fruits will be softer,...

08/08/2024

Best short video on GETTING RID OF YOUR LAWN ALREADY that I've seen. https://www.facebook.com/reel/7949522448435888

08/07/2024

Got a big pile of summer fruits and veggies? Want to dry, ferment, or can some for winter? Learn how from this class.

While we relish our fresh summer salads and luscious fruits, we’re also looking ahead to winter when the garden-fresh food is pretty much kale, kale and kale.  Last night we whipped up a batch of sauerkraut, the dryer is full of pears and figs, there’s pear butter simmering in the crockpot.  ....

08/07/2024

Do you want to learn how to save seeds from your garden or farm? I have 3 opportunities to learn this month! Tomorrow, August 7, I will be offering an online workshop on Zoom as part of the Grow Your Own Produce Workshop Series. The workshop is on Seedsaving and the Winter Garden. I am also offering 2 hands-on workshops on Seedsaving. One is on Saturday August 10 in Portland, OR and the other workshop is at my farm in Olympia, WA on Saturday, August 24. I hope you can join me! Visit permaculturerising.com for more information

08/01/2024

I love this new effort!

Creatures for Kamala is an all-volunteer, grassroots, not-for-profit organization on a mission to elect Vice President Harris. We offer free digital posters for download. Print and put one up!

07/31/2024

https://youtu.be/R7lDbmhrbHg?si=bq2etz8M4WdtxgSX

Ronny Chieng zooms in on the white guys who are fired up for Kamala Harris and finds out why the Democrats are calling Donald Trump & JD Vance "weird." Plus,...

07/25/2024

Here are the many Share in the Harvest groups in the Portland area. Join the one that's right for you and share on! Happy Summer!

Share in the Harvest by offering your neighbors some of your bounty - here's an easy way to do that in the Portland Metro Area

07/22/2024

So much fruit this year, our friends are giving it away for free. Along with wisdom on what to do with it.

Pears are dropping!  (What does that even mean?). Our ultra-early Summercrisp pear set a bumper crop and we want to share it with you!  We’ll show you how to harvest the right pears and leave the immature ones, and how to ripen them properly.  Once we’ve finished the day’s harvest, we’ll ...

07/08/2024

Class 7/17: Hot weather planting! - https://mailchi.mp/17e816187c17/class-717-hot-weather-planting. For winter eating and more.

And what are we planting?  Endive, escarole and radicchio.  These hardy chicories sweeten after frost and will give us delicious and beautiful salads through the winter.

07/08/2024

Great point! Why do we keep watering the lawn just to mow it down? It's such a strange cycle. Instead, we could grow gardens, plants, and trees. Bees would thrive, it's easier to maintain, and plants and trees help cool the air during the summer.