According to the people who think the moon has some effect on the best time to put in seeds or do transplants, this last week was probably supposed to be a choice window to tuck…
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I was planning to plant peas Sunday morning. The moon was nearly full and therefore it should be a good time to put seeds in the ground to sprout. It was also a good time…
With the winter rains soaking deeper, evaporating, and draining into the Navarro River, the ground is nearly perfect for digging post holes and setting the timbers. It amazes me how there can be standing water…
Saturday morning was foggy on the valley floor, but there was heavy frost up in the hills according to some of the folks who drop into town for coffee in the mornings. After the nice…
“What we need to start doing,” somebody recently told me, “is start getting back to a bartering system. Get away from dependence on the dollar bill.” “Yeah,” I said, several times, finally picking up a…
Sunday afternoon was another perfect day for possibly accomplishing something, but I spent most of the afternoon mentally and physically preparing for a trial run for our farm's upcoming Variety Show act. Scores of people…
I don't follow the calendar very well, and since there aren't any Lutheran churches in Anderson Valley I wasn't aware that last Tuesday was actually Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras. All the same, as the…
Dandelions are blooming along Lambert Lane. When I walk into town in the mornings or evenings I work up a sweat, overdressed for the balmy conditions. With water flowing audibly in the creeks, the grass…
Trees are losing their grip and falling wholesale throughout the North Coast as the ground is saturated for the first time in four years, and storm winds are blowing. On the gravel portion of Lambert…