autumn
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Persimmon Hoshigaki
Hoshigaki persimmons in the morning sun. So beautiful! I had to paint a still life of one yesterday, could not resist. That color, that shape! In case you’re not familiar, hoshigaki is a traditional method for preserving fruit. This represents probably the most potential for utilizing the harvest, in our experience with growing persimmons, so…
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Making Compost while the Sun Shines, or not
Ah compost, the original reduce-reuse-recycle undertaking. All that dragging the garden trimmings and young weeds around the yard, on a tarp, in a wheelbarrow, in a huge garden tote. How ever. We’re recycling solar energy into our garden, just add time and water and bingo: brown gold. Well, almost. Actively deciding to make compost has been…
Grow Your Bliss 