Tag: life

🚰 My Current Water Situation: A Little Old‑Fashioned, A Little Nostalgic

Right now I’m living a bit like folks did before running water was common. My water normally comes straight from the creek behind my house, but my water line has a leak I haven’t been able to fix yet. So for the moment, I’m hauling water from my storage tank. I use a small battery‑powered… Continue reading 🚰 My Current Water Situation: A Little Old‑Fashioned, A Little Nostalgic

My Year‑Round Bucket Garden Rhythm (And Why I’m Not Building Raised Beds Yet)

I realized something: I don’t have to jump back in at full speed. I can ease into gardening. I can grow food in a way that matches my land, my sunlight, my energy, and my life. That’s why I ended up with a simple plan for 28 five‑gallon buckets. Nothing fancy. Nothing overwhelming. Just a… Continue reading My Year‑Round Bucket Garden Rhythm (And Why I’m Not Building Raised Beds Yet)

🌿 Finally, a Tree That Fits — And Can be Shipped to California

For a while I’ve been hunting for one very specific thing: a true genetic dwarf peach tree that could fit into the tiny corner of my yard. Not a semi‑dwarf. Not a “compact grower.” Not a full‑size tree pretending to be small. I knew they existed — a miniature tree that stays between four and… Continue reading 🌿 Finally, a Tree That Fits — And Can be Shipped to California

Planning My N. California Homestead: Designing a Microclimate Garden

Planning a small, efficient homestead in Northern California means working with a very unusual microclimate. The land sits in a narrow mountain corridor where winters bring almost no direct sun, and summers offer only about four hours of sunlight each day due to the cedars and mountains that surround me. Even with these challenges, it’s… Continue reading Planning My N. California Homestead: Designing a Microclimate Garden

Staying Put: Choosing the Homestead I Already Have

For a while, I imagined my next chapter on one acre, as you have already seen. I worked through what I could grow there, how I would use the harvest, and how the garden could support the recipes I already make. It was an exciting idea. But the more seriously I considered buying a one-acre… Continue reading Staying Put: Choosing the Homestead I Already Have

How I Came to Eat a Whole‑Food Plant‑Based Diet

Every journey has a beginning, and mine started with a documentary. I didn’t set out to change my life, my health, or my future — I simply pressed play on Forks Over Knives. But sometimes the smallest moment becomes the turning point you didn’t know you needed. That film opened my eyes. It was practical,… Continue reading How I Came to Eat a Whole‑Food Plant‑Based Diet