Have you ever noticed how certain people are attracted to permaculture movements, and then certain people leave? Why do they leave? Ming and I have been thinking a lot about disability and age in Disabled Resilience Permaculture. And in community. crazy I was told by a friend that mentally ill people destroy communities. Wow, yuck. … Read More »
Hello, we are caring for the chickens now, at this Ojai permaculture farm. Ming is the main person. I think he is the Chicken Monarch. Some roosters may not agree! Isn’t this a pretty pic? He’s glowing in the late afternoon light, having just thrown the compost out of the bucket. We’re doing the thing:… Read More »
Hello–how are you doing? Friends are asking, “How’s Ojai?” and about the farm where Ming and I stay. So I thought I should make a post about what Ojai is like. We live in a room to the side of the kitchen. It shares a wall with the kitchen. There is electricity. Here is the… Read More »
I’ve been working on a list of skills, mine and Ming’s. And the traits we share to make positive change. What do you think? Ming’s skills permaculture design garden / plant care, composting, sheet mulch animal care: chickens, goats, bees selling at Farmers Markets and craft fairs tracking and data entry Registered Nursing: hospital, hospice,… Read More »
Ming and I love permaculture, and we’re disabled. We’ve been talking for years about disabled permaculture. I made a zine in 2020 called permaculture for a pair, which is about disabled permaculture. We’re the only people we know talking about this concept, and we decided to change the name. We’ve newly coined the term Disabled… Read More »
Hello, I’m so excited–my second guest blog post Disabled Permaculture is out on my friend’s Awkward Botany blog. Please take a look! I talk about how Ming and I are disabled, how disabled permaculture is a great way for us to garden and do community, and how it’s part of our interdependent family. Gardening is… Read More »
I’m so excited, my friend’s awkward botany blog–my guest post posted! Please take a look. Permaculture Lessons, part one is my science writing debut. Well, it’s not that sciencey. But I’m so happy to contribute to this plant lore, collaborate with a friend, and share with many readers about something I love. My guest post… Read More »
Hello, thought you might like to see the garden in spring. Yes, it’s spring here, the flowers are telling me. Permaculture is my life, and gardening in the desert is a never ending journey of learning. The first surprise was the cauliflowers. Wow, how did I miss those? Suddenly, there they were. Small but brave.… Read More »
Hey, guess what. We had fun recently propagating cactus. I guess we won’t know for a while if it worked. But it was fun to try. propagating cactus Our friend who lived here in our guest room for three months last year left a San Pedro. Yes, it’s ok if you think of the Madonna… Read More »
Been thinking how to have a happy family. Ming and I are good at it. Spring will be our ten year anniversary of being together. I’d say that’s a win. shared values We met at a mutual friend’s birthday party in Sacramento. Our first friend date, Ming invited me and my ex-husband to pick satsumas… Read More »