Julia and Tyler, I agree they do look like they could have been stinging nettles, but they didn't seem to have any sting, and I think Kai tentatively identified them as something else, but I can't remember what. They totally could have been nettles though and we just managed to somehow not realize it, or maybe a nettle look-alike is behind these rumours of nettles in greenough park.
Vicki, as far as a work exchange for a small plot of land, I would consider it. No guarantees, but provided we all get along, what you describe is a possibility.
If this is a path that you might be interested in pursuing, the first step will be to sign up as a gapper on Ava and come on out here!
Here's a link to the thread about being a gapper on Ava:
https://permies.com/t/55817/labs/Gapper-Ava
Year 2, Summer (1)
It's been a while since I posted. So much has happened!
Went on a little summer vacation. On the way down to a family reunion, I spent a few days with my friend in denver. It was pretty surreal being in such a big city, especially the industrial area my friend was inhabiting.
While there I helped him with constructing an ad-hoc hammock-ready guerrilla junk tower out of big steel shelves and random scraps. And also weaved some old bamboo poles into a chainlink fence, urban junkpole style.
Urban environments sure have a lot of potential from a permaculture perspective, in terms of abundant construction resources, free dumpster food, microclimates, and surface area, but aside from some edges and parks, precious little of it is inhabited by plant life, much less edible plant life. Cities are interesting, but give me the woods any day.
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-Art Donnelly
