Luna Mia Farm
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The Story Behind our Introduction to Permaculture Workshops
Fifteen years ago, I was looking for a shift in my life. I was living on a remote island in the North Pacific, where I’d been helping my brother grow food and raise goats. I knew I wanted to expand my world in some way, but the how escaped me. A friend mentioned volunteering at the Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute (Instituto Mesoamericano de Permacultura, or IMAP for short) and on a whim, I booked a ticket to Guatemala. I ended up living in Lake Atitlan for 8 years. I can
It’s Time
Well, it’s been quite the winter, hasn’t it? I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen quite so much snow. The sun is streaming through the window as I write this, and it is nothing short of glorious. Our last snowstorm was just a few days ago, and a bunch of roads were closed. Anina, our youngest, has had her arm in a cast for 5 and a half weeks now (you can’t really see it in the
The Ducks that Don’t Quack
We sold at the Owen Sound farmers' market for the very first time on Saturday, and overall it went well. The reality of doing something is often quite different from the idea of it, and that was certainly the case here. Noise and crowded space are such a stark comparison to daily life on the farm. I came home and took a two-hour nap! I wonder if I'll get used
The Great Escape
Are May and June always this crazy? Yes, yes I believe they are. In the months leading up to this time I know that crazy is just around the corner - but knowing isn't the same as living, is it. It started with the cows. "Come on, pardner," I said to Rony this morning. "Let's go check on our cattle." They're not technically our cows - we are pasturing
Little Guy
The little ram is what did it for me. I’ll admit I had a bout of uncertainty about sheep. They are so much work, you see. Their fencing needs are ridiculously high, and this year (unlike last year) I know what I’m getting into. This is what it boils down to: gathering armloads of electric netting, lugging it to a new pasture, laying it out, untangling it, and then putting it up around a new pasture - over and over again. That’s the most labour-intensive part of grazing sheep,
