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Author Archives: zack
Walnut Fortress
Back in spring, as part of my quest to plant protein, I planted a bareroot walnut out in a part of the forest where its habit of killing most things beneath it – walnuts are allelopathic, meaning that they produce … Continue reading
The Fox Returns
This time she – I think it’s a she – hung around for about 20 minutes, then left, to return again at 4 AM or so.
Subtle Progress
Last weekend, I presented on forest gardening at the tiny library in town. I’ve presented a few times on the topic, and at the conclusion of the presentation, the thought occurred to me that my food forest is largely in … Continue reading
All These Flying Things…
…and a few more that wouldn’t sit still for the camera. One of my favorite things to do is to observe all of the representatives of Kingdom Animalia – the insects and reptiles and birds and amphibians and small (and … Continue reading
Like a Broken Record…
Garlic scapes! This handful is the second harvest. I could go on and on about garlic scapes, but I’ve already done so here and here. Today I planted a bunch of things out in the food forest, including grapes, an … Continue reading
I <3 Fava Beans
Fava beans (Vicia faba) are a treat in late spring and early summer. They require a fair amount of processing compared to other peas and beans, as they must first be freed from their pods, then blanched so that the … Continue reading
Fox in the Compost or The Secret Life of the Garden
A friend of mine – Jason Pittman (Professor of Geosciences and co-conspirator in the http://dolookdown.org project) let me borrow one of those automatic trail cameras, and I set it up near the compost pile, hoping to catch a picture or … Continue reading
Carrots by the Light of the Eclipse
I’ve never been very good at growing carrots. I always seem to plant the wrong varieties in the wrong soil at the wrong time. This year, however, the carrots have done surprisingly (given my track record) well. Yesterday evening, I … Continue reading
Serpent!
The other day, I borrowed one of those automatic infrared trail cameras in an effort to capture a photo of the bear. I set it up out in the clear cut, thinking the bear would once again go for the … Continue reading