Robin Swindle

Here in North Texas, I just started my tomato and pepper seeds indoors. I’m trying out Lemon Drop Ahi peppers this year and I’m excited to see how they do. Now that it’s February, I can start direct sowing a lot of cool season vegetables as well.

Here’s a link to a video on needle felting with angora rabbit wool. It seems to work quite well. https://youtu.be/PoLb1BNKLgA?si=C729BGHR7Rbo6uZ6

That is quite an accomplishment! Keep us updated as you plant them out.

What an amazing launch for this Kickstarter. I just backed it, and am so excited to watch all the stretch goals role in. How many times over can we exceed the original funding goal? As an attendee if the Garden Master class, I can say for certain that this will be a phenomenal product. I’m trilled to be part of helping get Helen’s teachings to a wider audience.

From my Texas Master Naturalist website:
“ Birds enjoy the fruit and help this plant reproduce by transporting the seeds. White tail deer, goats and cattle browse the leaves. However, for humans, the alkaloid compounds are bitter and can cause gastric distress. Carolina Snailseed is not considered fatal to humans, but its relative the Cnada Moonseed can be. Canda Moonseed is found much farther north.”

I looked it up because my chickens go crazy for them too.

Welcome! I live and garden in North Texas myself. I’ve made it up to Wheaton Labs for a couple of events and loved getting to spend time with fellow Permies. It would be fabulous to have a local permaculture minded friend. Feel free to send me a PM if you would like to meet up sometime.

I live in DFW as well. I have had success with Elderberries, and like you would love to put in some pluots as well. I have sandy soil myself, but the same combo of sun and shade provided by mature oaks and elms. I see wild plums thriving in my area so I’m hoping that is a good sign for the pluots. Peaches, mulberries and dates have thrives in my garden.

Sorry, let me try again. I understand the requirements for the half of the calories that need to be put into long term storage. What would I photograph for the documention requirement “preparing the food for storage” for the other 100,000 calories? Is that picture only required for the half of the calories that must be dried for storage and the 10% that need to be canned?

I harvested a handful of peppermint leaves from a plant that I am growing inside over the winter. I made an infusion with the addition of 2 tsp of previously harvested fennel seeds as an herbal remedy for my daughter’s upset stomach. She says that it helped.

I used the Rocket stove top in Cooper Cabin to cook two cups of oatmeal for breakfast for myself and a friend who I met at the Garden Master event.

Recipe:
Two cups rolled oats
4 cups water
Dash of salt