We’ve had some serious challenges on our property over the last few years. After getting through a wildfire in 2020, the loss of habitat has drawn numerous… Read more “A stormy Winter, to be sure.”

“BIG NEWS We had another avid gardener—a professionally-certified permaculturalist, decide to become a regular contributor to our discussion group! Monica Richards is located in hot and dry California, and she… Read more “Good News Gardening Blog”

I planted about 30 baby trees in the Fall of last year to continue to rebuild after the wildfire. Planting baby trees in Fall is a good… Read more “Baby Tree Protection – Summer & Winter”

After two seasons in the raised garden beds around Gil’s yard, the critters had found their way into them! They began digging through the bottom fencing, and… Read more “Vegetable Garden Cage”

It’s been a couple years since I wrote in this blog. Things have been quite busy here on many levels. In 2019, we had a greywater system… Read more “It’s 2021 and Onward we go…”

Gil is about 11 years old, and he’s got a lot  to do with why we needed land. You can’t raise a dinosaur without giving him space.… Read more “Gil, our Sulcata Tortoise”

This blog is all about the slow transformation of our desert land. Through building wind and shade systems, water features and finding solutions to the many challenges… Read more “Welcome.”