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This weekend is full of activity. two markets back to back, then a birthday party across the border in Spain 🇪🇸 today, Saturday, I have an...

A couple of days ahead of the deadline, the farm is officially clean. even though it isn´t 100% done, it is clean enough to be considered...

Hello guys, how are we all doing!! The prompt for this week digital life is very interesting and it got me thrilled and excited because ...

The day starts with a couple hours of dancing with the scythe. I am about 85% done by now and can´t wait to have this huge job behind me ...

They have been living with us on the farm from the very beginning and take an important part in improving soil life throughout. https://y...

With the rain now long gone and the heat setting in, we are slowly going into the crunch. as humidity in the soil starts to dwindle, the ...

This week I have been on a job on a farm not far away. this little 30m2 kit cabin gets its wood treated using Borax for protection from i...

This is the third post in the series. you can read the previous two here: https://ecency.com/hive-140635/@bigorna1/our-phyllostachys-viv...

One of these days I will live the life I once dreamed of. This year I started growing crops. In the hopes of earning from them, I plante...

In case you missed my latest post about updates from the farm, you can read it here: https://ecency.com/hive-114308/@bigorna1/this-mornin...

Looking at the farm from above at the moment might reveal a labyrinth like shape, or kind of a Swiss cheese if you will. this is due to m...

I am having a later then usual cup of coffee this morning and looking forward for my neurons to get all excited. in a recent post: https:...

Hi everyone, I wanted to share with you yet another little project I am currently enjoying working on. it is for the same client who alre...

Image credit: https://www.familyfoodgarden.com/ Stacking, in the context of Permaculture refers to the planting of different plants / siz...

This is what I am dealing with right now. every year I am more amazed by the force of life the land has gotten, the result of seven years...

It is the last day of April and the rain makes a big comeback. we should be close to 800mm so far this season for the third season in a r...

In case you missed my latest post about our giant bamboo, you can read it here: https://ecency.com/hive-140635/@bigorna1/our-phyllostachy...

Nature always sways between harmony and chaos, and we that live close to, and work with it are mere witnesses of the endless cycle of cr...

Happy Friday everyone ! just a quick response to this weeks #HiveGardenQotw prompt. a few years ago, when my son was younger and before ...

while enjoying a day so different than most recently, no wind, no drizzle, good temperature, there is a thought spinning through my head...

This time around , the QOTW did not resonate with me and I was collecting material for a general update instead. I did not mean to post t...

Last week I wrote a post about how I finally managed to get some work done on this project. you can read it here: https://ecency.com/hive...

There are three things that always come up when discussing off-grid solar - either you’ve considered them and are doing well, or you have...

This fungus is a recurring phenomenon and happens every year at about that time when humidity levels are very high. it effects mainly Pea...

While we can not protect our gardens completely from damage from the elements, there are many things we can do to minimize the impacts. h...

the rain is back for more. it has been raining in the end of February, then through most of March and April starts the same. more on thi...

Spring bring with it renewed energies and the rate of growth on the farm is overwhelming. I am not talking about what grows in pots, but...

Our nursery as of today (The partial solar eclipse is nearing its peak as I write these lines 🌞) 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 when I was about 6 or 7 with my ...

I've mentioned a time or two that I'm in the planning phase for a 12-18 month road trip around Australia with my last post about it talk...

This post is a follow up to a post I published about 2 years ago: https://ecency.com/hive-140635/@bigorna1/an-attempt-to-cure-our ‘charco...