Sorry about the bobbing quail. He was not harmed in the filming of this reel... Quail and ducks are a way of adding resilience (and joy!!!) to your space.
We start milking our does right after kidding, so that everyone gets used to milking at midday while we're all relaxed. Then, when the babies are around one month old, they are put in a separate enclosure at night, and we start milking at 6am. It's a gentle process.
This one's for Fin. It's an oversimplication in 1 min: mulch is vital in the heat of summer, to protect microbes and cool the soil. We mainly we use compost as mulch, unless the soil is not shaded in mid October, then I start to look for other options, and sometimes use woodchips.
Goat birthing season is just finished, with 7 healthy babies and 4 healthy moms.
We can produce truly local urban eggs as a community if we can divert organic waste effectively. Instead of layer pellets, it's possible to use kitchen scraps, weeds and greens + Black soldier fly larvae to get great eggs at the household level.
It's possible to plant a second winter crop indoors right now, but I like to start our tomatoes this time of year so that they get strong before the weather gets hot and dry.
It's seedling time! You can also start greens indoors for a second winter crop. (we still have a lot of greens in our beds so I'm focused on tomatoes for now)
Napa cabbage was our second large crop where we sold quite a lot (first was basil).
Heaven is guinea pigs eating on your lap.
Sometimes I grow microgreens just for the joy of watching the guinea pigs enjoy them.
Our peas were hit hard by the storms this year, but imperfect still yields a lot of food, so I'm keeping at it.
Our olive tree missed our roof but is no more.
In the mega storm, we have to keep our ridiculously tiny roosters safe, right? (too big to be with the quail, too tiny to be in shelter with the other roosters...)
when it's cold outside, the guinea pigs live in their winter home. (Yes, the winter room is the whole sunroom)
You can hear the Masi church music pumping, but otherwise picking is super peaceful. We won't be harvesting veg again until Sat 22 June- we're really looking forward to seeing you then!
Our goats don't have pasture, so we try to spend a lot of time making their lives interesting and fun...
trellising peas with Hana. The way we're starting our days these days. #urbanpermaculture #urbanhomestead
Our pekin bantams encounter BSF larvae for the first time. They're not quite sure of them. How long do you think it'll take for them to love their larvae?
I really appreciate that Hana is able to hang out with the goats with me again. we weren't able for a while, because head-butty goats...