Nicky and Dave Schauder are passionate about helping families grow their food, and medicine and find God in the garden
What I finally got done
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Hello Reader! I'll just say that up front. I had grand plans for this week: Double-digging the Zone 1 beds so I could finally get my edible flowers in the ground. And every single day, something intervened. Real life, doing what real life does. But here's what I did finish: I purged my home office. And I cleaned out the seed shop. If you've ever done a proper purge, you know it's not really about the stuff. It's about the clarity. It's a little bit like the Resurrection, actually. Lots of papers are making it to the compost pile. Lots of seeds are going to get planted. Something new coming from something old. I now have a proper seed inventory, and I wanted you to be the first to see it.
These 315 seed packets/jars cannot just stay in the boxes. We need to use them up!
April on a permaculture farm is not graceful. It's full and loud and a little behind schedule. But things are going in, and the soil is ready, and that's enough. We're also getting the farm ready for visitors in May... more on that soon. Grow abundantly, |
Dave & Nicky Schauder
Nicky and Dave Schauder are passionate about helping families grow their food, and medicine and find God in the garden
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28 March just flew by, Reader. How was it for you? Were you busy outdoors, hands in the soil, preparing for new beginnings? For me, March taught me a few things about both my soil and my soul. I want to share them with you this Holy Week. What the soil taught me This month, under the guidance of my garden Yoda (aka John Jeavons, author of Grow More Vegetables) I did something I never thought I’d do. I...
They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. Jeremiah 17:7-8 (on one who trusts and confides in the Lord) Trees dunked in mycorrhizal fungal water that will help roots grow Hello there, Reader! This week, 240 trees went into the ground at Bethany Farm. It happened because of a grant from ContourLines.org, an organization founded by Thomas Leonard, who believes deeply in something that is...
Dave and kids transplanted the seedlings into beds! We hope you are feeling the stirrings of spring right now, Reader. Right now for us, something small but important is happening. Seedlings are outgrowing their trays. It is one of the most exciting moments in gardening.The moment when a tiny plant says: I’m ready for more space. And this is where many gardeners pause. Do I move it now?Is it too early?Will I kill it? So here is the simple rule we follow on our farm. Transplant when the...