http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:16:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I really like pulling weeds; especially in the herb bed where I can smell the cilantro when I brush it with my elbow, and the blooming parsley and thyme that I push out of the way. Squatting or kneeling on the dirt or grass, head down, looking for unwanted ... http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2009/07/01/weeding/ Things have been quiet here for a while. This is partly because I have been pretty busy trading chunks of my life for money, and partly because it is a struggle to know what to put in words. Honestly, this last month or two have been a little more gray ... http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2008/10/30/why-the-long-face/ Along with the gardening this summer I have been doing quite a bit of reading in areas that I don't normally read. It started off in the spring with "An Underground History of American Education", and has lead into various other alternative voices and perspectives of history, education, and ... http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2008/08/19/heavy-reading-idle-hands/ There has been a lot going on this summer, but not much motivation for writing about it. The garden is doing well, and producing a good amount of food for our table, but it is clearly too small. But then again, we have still not really hit the ... http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2008/08/18/mid-summer-update/ Originally written May 19th, but I can't remember why I delayed posting. Maybe something to do with the garden. Our cilantro, planted back in February was coming to the end of it's sheltered domestic life, and there are no tomatoes or peppers in sight. So we decided to find ... http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2008/07/10/cilantro-consumed/ Garden Chickens ChickenCoop *Clicking any of the images above will take you to an album http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2008/06/20/whats-been-eating-my-time/ Well, how about I give a little tour of the things that are growing in our yard right now, eh? Right this way... First up we have the peas. These are first in line because they are the most vigorous growers in the ground so far this year. ... http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2008/04/28/spring-tour/ Our tomatoes are growing up (sniff). It makes me so proud of them. All 54. Cilantro is doing dandy. Not sure when I will start clipping tastiness from them, but it looks like they will be ready before June. I did trim the unruly onions in preparation for their ... http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2008/04/15/spring-vigour/ Things are getting busy here. I have "installed" one 4'x18' bed, and am partway through a second one of similar size. We will put in at least one more in the next week or so, and possibly another 3-4 in May (at least that is the plan at ... http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2008/04/12/spring-in-swing/ Cilantro raises it's pretty little head. Once it gets started, it really moves! The basil popped up first, but is now just hanging out, still in the pajamas of it's first leaves. Basil needs to get off it's butt and into my pesto! http://www.tech-samaritan.org/blog/2008/03/03/ta-da/