April was alternately wet and dreary, bright and cheery. We savored our last few days with Amy and welcomed Kat, Miki and Justin to Trouts Farm. Edible Earthscapes held their end-of-season CSA work party and potluck and Tami and Lyle threw another memorable party at Shakori. Blooms are blooming, mushrooms are popping and all signs point to […]
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Our last days in Amy’s company were made even more special with the arrival of Kat, Justin and Miki – April 2 – 5, 2015 NEARLY FINISHED Bob and Amy took the truck and shell for a test drive to make sure everything was secure before adding the back door. SMOKY B&B –
The Annual Edible Earthscapes’ End-of-Winter-CSA work party and potluck – April 12, 2015 GROUP EFFORT There are few things as satisfying as working together towards a common goal outdoors on a pretty day. CSA members happily volunteered to get a taste of farming by removing the row cover and weeding a perennial bed
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Saturday at Shakori Hills Spring Grassroots Music Festival – a muddy affair made bright with friends – April 18, 2015 PREPARATIONS Shakori Shooters a.k.a. Brave Bulls a long shot of tequila with a splash of kahlua. Because it’s tradition! AFTER THE RAIN We lucked out. Our compost presentation was scheduled for Saturday and
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March was here and gone, a flash of hard work and play. Before we knew it, the landscape had morphed from gray to green. Amy was in town with plans to build her own camper shell, lots of progress was made in the garden and we had fun at a tea party, at The Plant and
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Fifteenth Annual Trail Crawl – Sunday March 29, 2015 THE MAP FIRST STOP Helen walked over to Abeyance with Camille and when they arrived at Megan’s house, they were greeted by a couple of cheerful blue bottle trees. HOST OF THE WOODS It was fitting we should come across a small herd of
In which Bob and Amy build a little home-away-from-home to fit Amy’s Volkswagen pick up. From scratch, using a sketch, advice from Jim Nitsch and some internet research! – March, 2015 MATERIAL PROCUREMENT After the sketches and advice a trip to the lumber yard was in order. That nice man Jim lent us
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MARCH AT THE PLANT There’s always something going on at work, mostly having to do with local food and community – March, 2015 LOCAL FOOD Camille signs a copy of Two Brauds Abroad for Rose at Local Food Friday lunch and Farmer Chef Geoff brings a cart of vibrant plant starts over to Piedmont
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Our daily repast, from fancy to routine. Just another month of groovy chews – March, 2013 COCONUT TARO CAKE We got tired of throwing the taro we’ve been getting from Edible Earthscapes into soup, so Camille started exploring other options. Last month she developed a delicious taro fritter recipe, and this month she
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In which the seedlings Bob started last month make their way outdoors into what was once a swimming pool – March, 2015 BLAST FROM THE PAST – THE SUNKEN GARDENS OF MONCURE The garden before it was a garden and as it stands now. Before we even bought the house, Bob and Lyle
