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Our family laboratory - a place to learn and experiment as we blaze a path toward independence and a sustainable future.
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We want to become more self-sufficient as we inch toward retirement, and at the same time focus on more family-friendly activities that offer opportunities for exercise, creativity and togetherness. We have spent several years watching and learning as much about permaculture, organic gardening, upcycling, small farming, etc. as we could, and now are ready to give it go ourselves. We will start off small and make lots of mistakes along the way, but hopefully be much better for the experience.

30/09/2024

I love my little raised bed garden and daily harvests. Sadly, it is time to pull a few things up, move some to the greenhouse, and keep harvesting others.

21/08/2024

Morning baskets…. What a way to start each day!

Wish I had taken pics of all the morning harvests.

07/08/2024

Nothing like having coffee in the garden on a cool morning with your trusty friend beside you taking in all the “fruits of your labor”…

26/07/2024

This morning’s harvest basket is quite colorful! We are getting close to a nice size harvest soon 🥰🌞

22/07/2024

I love this time of year when each morning our little urban raised bed garden yields daily gifts 🥰

20/07/2024

Love drinking coffee in the mornings sitting in the garden and seeing this view.

05/07/2024

June 3rd vs. July 3rd

16/06/2024

Our final three beds, at least for this year.

15/06/2024

My favorite time of day to be out in the garden!

08/06/2024

We also built a 12’ x 2’ bed along the south side of the green house today.

08/06/2024

Today we caged all of our pepper plants (21 so far!), and built a cattle panel fence trellis for our blackberries. Tomorrow we will add a second for the honeysuckle.

07/06/2024

Added another arch trellis for some squash and pumpkins.

03/06/2024

The garden is back open for the summer, and Melissa is already in fine form!

02/09/2023

This morning’s harvest…. We have never planted lettuce before, but it seems to be our best garden yield this year with several harvests. Great flavor! We will definitely make sure that it is part of our garden from now on.

24/08/2023

Fun harvest today including
Yellow summer squash
Cucumber
Rosemary
Lettuce
Basil
Jalapeños
Banana pepper
Hot peppers (really hot!!!)
Cherry tomatoes
Roma tomatoes
Peas
Green onions

The basket is deeper than you think!

13/08/2023

I don’t think there’s a more beautiful garden plant than peas.

05/08/2023

A peaceful place for a morning read.

25/07/2023

Happy Tuesday from the garden!

23/07/2023

Good Morning!

22/07/2023

Second year for the mint and it’s just exploded! You wouldn’t know it, but there are some companion plants buried in that mess - I think they’re just going to need a new home since the mint is so greedy. Smells amazing every morning when we water.

12/07/2023

We are learning that gardening in Wyoming is definitely different than in the South. While lots of my friends and family from various parts of the South are canning green beans and pickles while having garden fresh tomatoes in their salads, I am totally excited to have picked some of our first strawberries, spinach, mint, rhubarb and basil.
The garden plants are coming along nicely with some blooms here and there and a few veggies just waiting to “grow up” for harvest!

09/07/2023

First harvest was small but tasty!!

26/06/2023

Built the bed last night and this is a progression from cardboard, to limbs, to twigs, to compost, peat moss, and soil, to planted with tomatoes!

17/06/2023

Nicholas & Melissa

04/06/2023

Two beds completed for the pea trellises, with one filled and installed. Just need Melissa out here to do some planting!

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