We have plants in the ground and our apple trees are blossoming: perfect delicate buds fleshy pink and snow-white mixed with a perfect shade of spring green... an ode to the apple blossom! Who knew?
Our kale starts and our tomato starts have been the most successful so far. We might have a few swiss chard starts make it as well.
The slugs are under control and we've actually harvested greens for soup-- woo hoo!
We are currently sheet mulching the other half of the yard. This is a permaculture method of sustainable (but slow...) composting on the ground.
To everyone in the community, we are looking for pots and containers as well as mulch and plants! We want to grow more from seeds, and we need pots... We also are open to any volunteer labor or fresh ideas.
I'm taking a permaculture design course at Armstrong Park in Redmond (Tom Armstrong and Susan Parks' place out Union Hill Road), home of RawVegan Source-- the largest raw vegan store in the USA. The class is being taught by Jenny Pell, Marisa, and Kelda. Kelda is the founder of the Seattle Permaculture Guild. There are a bunch of really cool, really nice people in the class who I've started to see around town. I am super-excited about learning all I can about permaculture and getting to network with more progressive-minded earthers.
Such a beautiful experience unfolding. Thank you Melina for making this a community story.
ReplyDeleteI would love to offer my help, and learn more about permaculture. Omar is ready to be a little helper as well.
Peace and Love
Katalin