Vineyard Work
Black-shouldered Kite Vineyard Work A new visitor was on the hawk’s perch this morning, a formidable predator! He (and I think it is a he) is a little smaller than the Swainson’s hawk who usually perches on this branch, but I am sure that he is every… Read more »
www.harms-ecolog.com
www.harms-ecolog.com New Beginnings! Our Harms Farm Log domain name was hijacked, so we have another: www.harms-ecolog.com. (Oh, Coyote has his ways!!) We are also shedding some of our old packaging, discontinuing some products and bringing in the new, which we will announce soon. Our updated website will go online next week, making it more searchable,… Read more »
Great Savings!
Great Savings! This is your chance to save some bucks! We are selling out our current inventory of Facial Mist, Lots o’ Lavender (10 ounce hydrosol to be discontinued), and a small supply of Lavender essential oil. We offer these products at 30% off their regular price while supplies last. And keep an eye on… Read more »
Eating Mystery: Romanesco
Eating Mystery: Romanesco Last night we ate the last of the brassica in the garden that is a cross between broccoli and cauliflower, Romanesco. It is an incredible vegetable, milder than either broccoli or cauliflower, and sweeter. But most amazing is its fractile pattern: each pointed treelike protrusion is full of identical smaller treelike protrusions,… Read more »
Casual Browsing
Boey Casual Browsing Yes, she is a casual bowser, meditating in her own way on sunlight turned leaf— a great exercise, it turns out, for this Crystallization period ending February 15, and particularly if you are a goat!
HMI Practice Exercise One
HMI Practice Exercise One We are asked to think of a simple ecosystem and make a list of the many living things living there. The question: what happens if one or two of these living things are removed? This is a part of a general principle that is also… Read more »
Imbolic Thoughts
Imbolic Thoughts Two weeks into this time called crystallization period, when the earth’s ear turns to cosmic whispers. I’ll be honest: winter goes too quickly for me. I always think there will be more time for rest, reflection. But we’ve gained more than an hour of light since the solstice and although the sun’s last… Read more »
Holistic Management: New Steps
Good news! The USDA sees value in this course, partially funding the manual. We received our manual yesterday: Whole Farm Planning and Management: Introduction to Holistic Management®. One of our New Year Resolutions on our ranch is to begin a process of study through Holistic Management, a system with the motto:… Read more »
Still Pruning
Vine that has been carefully evaluated and pruned. Still Pruning Pruning seems like it goes on forever! Each year Ramon has us write down the date he begins pruning vines (this year, January 2.) Each year he races himself. From start to finish, pruning to tying canes, the… Read more »
Beginning of Crystallization Period, January 15 to February 15.
Vineyard Floor in January. Beginning of Crystallization Period, January 15 to February 15. Do the crystals we call frost transmit information to the earth (like crystal receivers) this Crystallization Period, January 15 to February 15? This is the time Rudolf Steiner said the earth was most receptive to the forces of the cosmos. As earth,… Read more »
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