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Author: Barb Allen

Meditation, permaculture, gardening, walking in the woods, writing, chi gung, family, friends, growing food...
10/19/202110/19/2021Barb Allen

Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes…

03/28/202003/28/2020Barb Allen

The Coronation

Honeycrisp apples getting ripe on tree
09/15/201909/15/2019Barb Allen

Making Your Own Vinegar With Fruit Scraps

09/05/201910/20/2021Barb Allen

Plant Intelligence

07/25/201907/25/2019Barb Allen

Epiphany!

07/22/201907/22/2019Barb Allen

A Great Solution to Urine Collecting

06/16/201906/21/2019Barb Allen

Side Effects of Soil Building – who knew?

01/07/201910/24/2021Barb Allen

Heart Breathing with a Smile

08/05/201808/05/2018Barb Allen

Wildfire in our own backyard…

08/02/201808/02/2018Barb Allen

Naturalized…

07/06/201807/06/2018Barb Allen

Listening for a Who…

07/05/201807/04/2018Barb Allen

What does it mean?…

07/03/201807/03/2018Barb Allen

Creating free food for my hens…a successful experiment.

04/13/201805/02/2018Barb Allen

Bug-a-boo….

04/09/201804/08/2018Barb Allen

Evergreen Edibles for a Temperate Climate

04/07/201804/07/2018Barb Allen

Inspiration for the small acts of love…

04/06/201804/06/2018Barb Allen

The Art of Shuffling Plants Around…

03/14/201810/24/2021Barb Allen

Better Living Through Chemistry?

03/01/201803/01/2018Barb Allen

Righteous Come-uppance!

02/22/201802/22/2018Barb Allen

Fire Cider… who knew?!

02/12/201802/12/2018Barb Allen

Drawdown — The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming

02/11/201802/10/2018Barb Allen

The Mystery of Plastic bags…

02/09/201802/09/2018Barb Allen

Growing Up in the Age of Fear

01/29/201801/29/2018Barb Allen

Fermenting with wild things….

01/28/201801/28/2018Barb Allen

Old age and Maple Trees…

01/22/201801/22/2018Barb Allen

Alternative Edible Leaves of Winter…

01/17/201801/17/2018Barb Allen

Winter Walks

01/13/201801/13/2018Barb Allen

A few pictures from last years garden…

01/08/201812/29/2019Barb Allen

The Lost Art of Listening

01/02/201801/11/2018Barb Allen

You Have a Choice

12/21/201712/28/2017Barb Allen

Thinking Holistically

12/14/201712/14/2017Barb Allen

What NOT to plant in next years garden!

12/14/201712/14/2017Barb Allen

Sharing our garden joys…

12/02/201712/02/2017Barb Allen

Five Steps Toward an Easy Care Garden

11/30/201711/29/2017Barb Allen

This and That… part two!

11/29/201711/29/2017Barb Allen

This and That…part one

11/25/201711/25/2017Barb Allen

A Very Permaculturey, Sustainable thing…

09/07/201709/07/2017Barb Allen

What is Metta all about?

12/31/201612/31/2016Barb Allen

Facing the Monster in my Closet…

12/16/201612/16/2016Barb Allen

On Busyness…

12/16/201612/16/2016Barb Allen

Happy imaginings…

12/12/201612/12/2016Barb Allen

In Times of Dread…..

10/29/201610/16/2016Barb Allen

A Chronicle of Death, Life and Vegetables…

10/24/201610/16/2016Barb Allen

The Frog Pond – Second year…

10/16/201610/17/2016Barb Allen

Update on Rats – and End of Season Reflections

Kiwi arbor
09/21/201609/22/2016Barb Allen

Rats, moles and yellow jackets, Yikes!

07/29/201604/27/2018Barb Allen

Designing a Holistic Garden – Part Four

07/28/201607/28/2016Barb Allen

Looking Up

Golden fall mushrooms on logs
07/27/201607/25/2016Barb Allen

Designing a Holistic Garden – Part Three

07/25/201607/25/2016Barb Allen

Designing a Holistic Garden – Part Two

07/23/201607/23/2016Barb Allen

Designing a Holistic Garden

07/20/201607/20/2016Barb Allen

A Fruitful Succession

07/19/201607/19/2016Barb Allen

Five Reasons to Create an Alfalfa Patch

07/17/201607/17/2016Barb Allen

Rats in the Hen House!

07/08/201607/08/2016Barb Allen

Do we really want a perfect garden?

07/07/201607/07/2016Barb Allen

My Love Affair with Kale

01/16/201601/16/2016Barb Allen

The Great Hugel-berm!

Mashua - Courtesy of https://www.cultivariable.com/instructions/how-to-grow-mashua/
01/11/201601/11/2016Barb Allen

Oca, Mashua and Yacon

Fall Blueberry leaves and comfrey
01/11/201601/11/2016Barb Allen

The Beauty of Edibles

12/17/201512/17/2015Barb Allen

Using Edibles in Your Landscape

Front Porch 2015
10/31/201510/31/2015Barb Allen

A Simple Garbage Can Compost System

Flowering Quince
10/22/201510/22/2015Barb Allen

Nature’s Grace and Goodwill

Heath asters in bloom
10/18/201510/18/2015Barb Allen

October charm…

Prairie Coneflower closeup
10/18/201510/18/2015Barb Allen

Playing outside…

Fall Blueberry leaves and comfrey
10/17/201510/17/2015Barb Allen

Awakening to our Role…

Fall Asters in garden
10/12/201510/30/2021Barb Allen

Feeding your mind…

Wild Azaleas by our creek
10/08/201510/09/2015Barb Allen

Understanding “Mindfulness”…

Black-capped Chickadee
10/05/201510/05/2015Barb Allen

A Chickadee’s Guide To Gardening By Douglas W. Tallamy

Scarlet runner beans growing next to the entry gate
10/03/201510/03/2015Barb Allen

Foraging for Dinner…

Frog pond, hugel mound and chairs.
09/30/201509/30/2015Barb Allen

Building a “Natural” Frog Pond

Azolla - the wonder plant
09/24/201507/10/2016Barb Allen

Azolla – the wonder weed…

Rain Garden - madrone retaining wall
09/20/201509/28/2015Barb Allen

Why Everyone Should Build a Rain Garden

turkeytail fungus
09/07/201509/07/2015Barb Allen

Nature Rx

bench in Zen garden
09/06/201509/06/2015Barb Allen

The Unsung Gift of the Garden

09/05/201509/07/2015Barb Allen

Create a Holistic Garden

trench in garden and garbage can compost
09/04/201509/04/2015Barb Allen

Mini Modified Hugel Bed

bush beans doing well
09/02/201509/02/2015Barb Allen

Rescuing Beans from the Dreaded Spider Mite

Baking soda, "container" and kitchen "shaker"
09/01/201509/01/2015Barb Allen

The Wonders Of Baking Soda!

chickens eating
08/30/201501/28/2018Barb Allen

Feeding my chickens…

Honeycrisp apples getting ripe on tree
08/28/201508/28/2015Barb Allen

Everything changes…

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Recent Posts

  • Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes…
  • The Coronation
  • Making Your Own Vinegar With Fruit Scraps
  • Plant Intelligence
  • Epiphany!
  • A Great Solution to Urine Collecting
  • Side Effects of Soil Building – who knew?
  • Heart Breathing with a Smile
  • Wildfire in our own backyard…
  • Naturalized…
  • Listening for a Who…
  • What does it mean?…
  • Creating free food for my hens…a successful experiment.
  • Bug-a-boo….
  • Evergreen Edibles for a Temperate Climate
  • Inspiration for the small acts of love…
  • The Art of Shuffling Plants Around…
  • Better Living Through Chemistry?
  • Righteous Come-uppance!
  • Fire Cider… who knew?!
  • Drawdown — The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming
  • The Mystery of Plastic bags…
  • Growing Up in the Age of Fear
  • Fermenting with wild things….
  • Old age and Maple Trees…
  • Alternative Edible Leaves of Winter…
  • Winter Walks
  • A few pictures from last years garden…
  • The Lost Art of Listening
  • You Have a Choice
  • Thinking Holistically
  • What NOT to plant in next years garden!
  • Sharing our garden joys…
  • Five Steps Toward an Easy Care Garden
  • This and That… part two!
  • This and That…part one
  • A Very Permaculturey, Sustainable thing…
  • What is Metta all about?
  • Facing the Monster in my Closet…
  • On Busyness…
  • Happy imaginings…
  • In Times of Dread…..
  • A Chronicle of Death, Life and Vegetables…
  • The Frog Pond – Second year…
  • Update on Rats – and End of Season Reflections
  • Rats, moles and yellow jackets, Yikes!
  • Designing a Holistic Garden – Part Four
  • Looking Up
  • Designing a Holistic Garden – Part Three
  • Designing a Holistic Garden – Part Two
  • Designing a Holistic Garden
  • A Fruitful Succession
  • Five Reasons to Create an Alfalfa Patch
  • Rats in the Hen House!
  • Do we really want a perfect garden?
  • My Love Affair with Kale
  • The Great Hugel-berm!
  • Oca, Mashua and Yacon
  • The Beauty of Edibles
  • Using Edibles in Your Landscape
  • A Simple Garbage Can Compost System
  • Nature’s Grace and Goodwill
  • October charm…
  • Playing outside…
  • Awakening to our Role…
  • Feeding your mind…
  • Understanding “Mindfulness”…
  • A Chickadee’s Guide To Gardening By Douglas W. Tallamy
  • Foraging for Dinner…
  • Building a “Natural” Frog Pond
  • Azolla – the wonder weed…
  • Why Everyone Should Build a Rain Garden
  • Nature Rx
  • The Unsung Gift of the Garden
  • Create a Holistic Garden
  • Mini Modified Hugel Bed
  • Rescuing Beans from the Dreaded Spider Mite
  • The Wonders Of Baking Soda!
  • Feeding my chickens…
  • Everything changes…
  • Things I’m Pretty Sure About…
  • Urine for a surprise! (sorry about that…)
  • Soul Food
  • A Garden to just BE in…
  • Kale, Collards, and Chard, Oh My!

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