Tuesday, February 17, 2009

What's growing?

At the end of the summer we decided to increase our local consuming and decrease buying in general, but particularly food that wasn't local.
Note: deciding to start this in Sept is not the best course of action.
But we persevered.
Often unsuccessfully.
Knowing citrus is out I was thrilled to discover this little lemon/orange hybrid that can grow in a container.
 

It recently started blooming!

I also want to try to grow peach trees.
 

Last night we split open the pits (no easy task- in the end we smashed them with a sledge hammer on the basements concrete floor).
Then they soaked in water overnight.
Here are two cups with 6 seeds between them.
 

They have to be stored in the refrigerator, apparently, for a couple months before they sprout.
Here's hoping.
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This is a record of her adventures moving from urban farm to rural farm.
We've learned a lot on a small scale urban farm and we're making plans to transition to a family owned dairy farm.
We have spent countless hours researching, daydreaming, and discussing future farming plans and aspirations. This is where you get to see our progress.

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