The following posts were taken from the website for Harms Vineyards and Lavender Fields, which we operated from 2010 until 2019. They offer a window into our lives on the farm and the ways the farm changed us. In 2018 we decided to end our lavender business but we continue to work with our land in ways that bring balance and health. Posts on this website will continue to follow our work.
Leopold's Land Ethic
Estella Leopold, Aldo Leopold’s youngest daughter, and his great grandson Jed Meunier read from the newly published anthology of his work, Leopold. Leopold’s Land Ethic Perhaps the most stirring phrase I heard throughout the Geography of Hope Conference this weekend in Point Reyes Station was Aldo… Read more »
Budbreak
Tiny bud. Within a couple of days, leaves will be unfolding. Budbreak Yesterday Ramon asked that the goats no longer walk through the vines as the buds have swollen into white fuzzy bulblike balls and will be unfolding within the day into tiny leaves (delicacies to a… Read more »
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 »
End of Crystallization Period Today, and Morning Meditators.
A hawk’s glimpse of Heaven on Earth. End of Crystallization Period Today, and Morning Meditators. Sunny Morning. You can feel spring pushing. Ramon finished tying the canes the day before yesterday, six weeks to the day that he began pruning. He says the buds are developing little hairs and preparing to open. Meanwhile a… 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 »
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