by Hallie | Jun 21, 2017 | Gardening
In my apprenticeship at Bluebird Hill this summer, one of the things I have been most looking forward to learning about is the harvesting and processing of herbs. There is something so magical about making our own medicine. With the new garden beds being built there...
by Heidi Madsen | May 11, 2017 | Gardening, Kids Classes, Nature
Our Earth Warriors Nature Club started up again today with a lovely group of kids. Tending gardens and planting seeds for the first day…I had almost forgotten how much I love this life. Our meander up the switchbacks was a hunt for stones to paint for our...
by Heidi Madsen | Apr 30, 2017 | Gardening, The Homestead
We had the pleasure of hosting two wonderfully synergistic permaculture apprentice groups this month and they helped us make HUGE progress on our medicinal garden beds!! The process of building these raised beds begins with gathering brush from the land to form the...
by Heidi Madsen | Apr 4, 2017 | Gardening, The Homestead
Here’s an aerial view so you can see how we hope to expand the gardens this year! (The blue outline is our existing “kitchen garden”…the yellow outline is space we hope to fill this season with terraced beds on the south-facing...
by Heidi Madsen | Mar 31, 2017 | Gardening, The Homestead
The girls and I spiffed up the garden paths today with some fresh straw. ❤ (The cardboard is to smother the brambles that have started to poke through.) This is our “kitchen garden” that we actually started before we were even camping here on the land. In...
by Heidi Madsen | Mar 14, 2017 | Gardening, Medicinal Herbs
Such a satisfying day today! We took the tangled mess of brush from last fall’s tree harvesting and turned it into new terraced garden beds! It may not look like much yet, but soon this will be an explosion of food and medicine! Watch for more updates on our...
