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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