Living off of two acres… Pasture Restoration, Food Forestry, Small Livestock
Living in North Central Texas means we go through periods of drought each summer. Every July, the rains stop almost completely until late August or early September. Much of our pasture goes dormant. That makes grazing a lot less nutritious for our sheep and over all taxes our soil and all the life it supports. […]
More and more folks are growing food gardens this year. That’s good because even mainstream communication channels are starting to discuss food rationing. California is in an exceptional drought and the Central valley that provides a huge amount of fruit and veggies to our grocery stores, is now facing dramatic water restrictions. Life is changing […]
I am growing more of this grain than anything else right now. It’s an easy grower for me. It’s good in drought and poor soil which I generally have plenty of. In the grass family and related to corn, sorghum is a very small grain. One plant can produce enough seed to plant an acre. […]
A year ago we started growing comfrey. I had a few plants come up, the plant photo below came from our garden in late April. By July the plants were huge.
In North Texas, the winters are fairly mild. We’re zone 8a so the coldest it gets is high teens in January or February. But even that is too cold for potatoes. I had started growing potatoes in October (late but I had gotten busy with other projects) and was hoping that the row covers over […]
It’s August which in Texas means HEAT. Summer sun scorches, fields turn amber. The farmers bale the hay. A simpler but not easier life. Rewarding. Harsh, Cyclical. Priceless. For those of us who love country life, summer is full of bounty and dreams. Come dream with me!