This past fall, I was honored to be part of Samantha Bates student film thesis project on composting. In addition to a quick tour of my backyard composting operation, Samantha gives you a look into several fantastic initiatives that are happening in Bozeman. From the folks at YES Compost to Happy Trash Can to the Spring Creek Communal Garden, […]
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Needless to say, these cold temperatures haven’t exactly been the most inspiring in terms of getting out in the garden this spring! It’s at times like these, when I’m still slipping on long underwear in the morning and donning my down jacket for the 8th month in a row that I so very much appreciate
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The promise of spring is in the air! I have tiny arugula, spinach, and lettuce seedlings coming up in the greenhouse and the snow is slowly melting off my annual garden beds. We’ve been pruning our trees in the food forest and I’ll be tackling the berry bushes by the end of the week. I
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As I write this, there’s about 4 feet of snow piled against the south side of the greenhouse, the pond is almost completely obscured and the chickens are getting a little stir-crazy having been cooped up in their house. The thermometer reads 10 degrees F, which seems balmy compared to the subzero temperatures that we’ve
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There’s a philosophical and a practical side to gardening, “the why” we do it and then “the how.” In most of my videos, I cover “the how” of gardening, giving you advice and recommendations on everything from ripening tomatoes, to composting, to establishing a food forest. And in the case of my video today, the Top
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I’m not sure about you but for me, composting in the winter time is a bit of a challenge. Though it’s possible to insulate an outdoor pile and add high nitrogen materials to keep the pile cooking, in my opinion, it’s not really worth the time and energy. After I’ve thrown the kitchen scraps that I
Vermicomposting – A great cold climate composting strategy! Read More »
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season filled with meaningful connection, delicious food, and some down time. Though I always like to enter a new year with hope, energy, and positivity, I have to say that listening to the news every day often counters those feelings. The top news headlines today include the
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Community. Connection. Meaningful Work. We all want these things, but every day is filled with challenges and compromises, not to mention bad news. Sometimes, it can be hard to envision a hopeful and sustainable future for ourselves and the planet. But there is a growing movement that focuses on positive concrete solutions, one that helps
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If you have been following me for awhile, you know that my family and I love garden tomatoes. In fact, sometimes I think it’s the only reason why I have an annual garden. Every year, I start tomatoes from seed, babying the seedlings throughout the spring, and then planting at least 30 plants in the
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Nature’s first green is gold,Her hardest hue to hold.Her early leaf’s a flower;But only so an hour.Then leaf subsides to leaf.So Eden sank to grief,So dawn goes down to day.Nothing gold can stay. – Robert Frost I’ve had that Robert Frost poem memorized since 8th grade, when we
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