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Wow what a great weekend. I gave my talk. A few people said they liked it, and I hope that they did. I started out describing what a carcinogen was and how to detect it. Went from there to the … Continue reading →

I was walking along this morning and came upon a grapefruit lying under the grapefruit tree. I paused and looked at it and thought well that’s not really ripe enough to have just fallen off but I didn’t think that … Continue reading →

Well apparently a great horned owl has taken up residence. From the pictures on Google it is not a barn owl it is a great horned. That’s cool! A friend of mine suggested that I see if I can collect … Continue reading →

Ohh my gosh this great horned owl was sitting about 3 or 4 feet off my driveway. This is the area that I let the spare Gophers go in. Maybe he/she is looking for them :-) by voice recognition on … Continue reading →

Okay, the mice are not getting blamed this time :-) I have seen birds come down and eat the leaves off the pea plants. Two different kinds of birds I have seen do this. One of the birds, a Towhee, … Continue reading →

Couple of requests for pictures of the Gopher moat. So the picture shows on the left 2 apple trees and all the way down at the end a fig tree. Each of the trees used to have a trench dug … Continue reading →

Amazing Permies, We are getting super-excited and excitable about the Southern California Convergence. In other words, we are nervous wrecks by now and can’t wait. SoCal Permaculture Convergence ticket prices going up to $99 on March 1st. Get your discounted … Continue reading →

I have filled in all the old individual trenches around the trees with compost- well, and a lot of brush clearance debris. The trees should enjoy that. And I have 2 trenches 1 on each side of a path that … Continue reading →

For raccoons. Pseudacris regilla Pacific chorus frogs Spread the Good News Below: Permaculture!    

It’s been so warm the fruit trees are starting to bud. I get to give the bees pesticide free and GMO free nectar. Anybody watch The Hunger Games or read the books? Maybe we’re doing that to our kids with … Continue reading →