Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Independence Days July 6-12

A bit of a drive-by blog today. I won't take the time today to describe the Independence Days concept/challenge and my personal version of it, but will jump in with the first weekly report.

1. Plant something: Planted corn, sunflowers, summer squash. Transplanted tomatoes, marigolds, and lisianthus.

2. Harvest something: Swiss chard. Sunflower seeds. Rainwater.

3. Preserve something: Set aside a few sunflower seeds for next year.

4. Waste not: Eating leftovers. Weekly recycling & composting. Reusable bags for shopping. Recycled bags for trash. Scrap paper. Cleaned out pantry & took inventory.

5. Want not. Purchased more pots for buried clay pot irrigation (three sisters garden). Purchased perennials to attract hummingbirds & beneficial insects. Jeff changed the oil in the Element and performed maintenance on the motorcycle.

6. Build community: Nothing this week.

7. Eat the food: Sauteed the chard in a little olive oil. Remaining sunflower seeds went to the birds.

8. Life-long learner: Reading The Rodale Book of Composting. Small amount of online research about permaculture.

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