Avocados - the pits!
Did you know most of an avocado’s antioxidants are in the pits? But some researchers...
2019, Apr 03 — 1 minute read- Posts
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Thorns and loss
A year ago we arrived in Mexico as El Terreno was deep into the dry...
2019, Mar 30 — 2 minute readBotanical dyeing end result
Eating avocado as much as possible, we wondered what we could do with the skins....
2019, Mar 24 — 1 minute readSpring has sprung in El Terreno
The seasons are completely different in central, mountainous, semi-arid Michoacan than in any other place...
2019, Mar 21 — 1 minute readWildfire
We finished a controlled burn in El Terreno’s vulnerable corner just in time. That afternoon...
2019, Mar 08 — 2 minute read — 1 commentsControlled burn success
Last week we tried our best to start a fire in El Terreno. We thought...
2019, Mar 07 — 1 minute readGarden mess
Some yards are green all winter long in Morelia, temps are mild, but without precipitation...
2019, Mar 04 — 1 minute readThen, then, now
From dust to dust…We’re 11 months into this permaculture adVanture! Here’s a new set of...
2019, Mar 02 — 2 minute read — 1 commentsDyeing with black beans
I tried dying with black beans but it was a flop. See the three pieces...
2019, Mar 01 — 1 minute readControlled burn fail
This semi-arid region is prone to wildfire. To protect El Terreno’s trees, we tried a...
2019, Feb 26 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsDyeing yarn with plants
My first attempt at botanical dyeing was a flop, though fun. avocado This wool yarn...
2019, Feb 21 — 1 minute readDyeing cloth with avocado
We enjoy living in avocado land, and eat them most days. We’ve been trying to...
2019, Feb 20 — 2 minute readTea garden
I’m trying not to put much time (or water) into gardens these days it’s not...
2019, Feb 17 — 1 minute readContraband rhubarb
We snuck some contraband over the border on our last crossing but I don’t feel...
2019, Feb 13 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsNoche Buena
I always assumed poinsettia was a Christmas flower because the colors are right. And I’m...
2019, Feb 11 — 1 minute readMissing the green
I believe it used to be that green, but I barely remember. When we got...
2019, Feb 07 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsButterfly food and babies
Not only do the caterpillars depend on milkweed as their sole food source, adult monarchs...
2019, Feb 04 — 3 minute read — 2 commentsWinter weeds
Winter brings a new menu of weeds to El Terreno. These are the ones we’re...
2019, Feb 03 — 1 minute read — 2 commentsDry season thorns
I’m learning to appreciate the shades of green we see in patches during this dusty,...
2019, Jan 26 — 2 minute readDesert mountain flora
Now that the landscape is bleak, the ground is dusty, the plants are bare, the...
2019, Jan 16 — 1 minute read — 5 commentsMore flowers of Mexico
In the part of central Mexico where we’re living we see some of the same...
2018, Dec 10 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsLife went on
We spent a month in the US visiting family and life went on in El...
2018, Dec 07 — 1 minute read — 4 commentsChayote culling
Remember when we biked home with bags full of pears, as payment for permaculture consulting...
2018, Dec 06 — 1 minute readFlowers of Mexico
I can’t wait to flood your feeds with better pictures of flowers, now that I...
2018, Nov 30 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsOrchids
Morelia’s orquidario is worth a visit. Especially when the rainy season’s gloom is getting you...
2018, Nov 24 — 1 minute readQuelites
What grows in the semi-arid climate and depleted soil of El Terreno? Weeds. What’s a...
2018, Nov 08 — 2 minute read — 2 commentsTerminal bloom
Agave is a fascinating genus. Know why some people call it century plant? There’s a...
2018, Oct 25 — 2 minute readMight as well eat the succulents
Aloe In the US you can spend $10 for a bottle of aloe gel and...
2018, Oct 14 — 2 minute read — 1 commentsWhat planet is this?
When we hike up the hill in the mist we end up on another planet....
2018, Oct 12 — 1 minute read — 2 commentsCosmos
September is wildflower month in and around Morelia, and the cosmos are astounding! Even Puki...
2018, Sep 21 — 1 minute readCorn smut
Cuitlacoche or huitlacoche is a delicacy. It’s not recognized as such by most US Americans,...
2018, Sep 14 — 1 minute readPredator gallery
Grasshoppers, chochos are turning all leaves into lace. (Did you ever notice that tatting becomes...
2018, Sep 13 — 3 minute read — 2 commentsPrickly pears
Resilient, independent, delicious, nutritious, evolving prickly pears. Not just a plant - a role model!...
2018, Sep 11 — 2 minute readWho is the cutest pest in the garden?
Turtle? Is it some form of ladybug (and therefore welcome) or some bad tortoise bug?...
2018, Aug 28 — 1 minute read — 6 commentsGallery of pests (and predators?)
Our garden’s most UNwanted pests (I think - please correct what I got wrong): aphids...
2018, Aug 22 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsInfestation
For a couple months I’ve wondered why flies lay eggs in our clothes. We keep...
2018, Aug 17 — 3 minute read — 3 commentsSwale success
The swale is working! Look at that water, slowed, sunk and supporting a green belt...
2018, Aug 14 — 1 minute read — 5 commentsGarden gallery
The three+ sisters gardens are working out well. We’re eating lots of beans and squash....
2018, Aug 13 — 2 minute readHow to make squash pancakes
These days we’re eating squash pancakes, which means we get vegetables and comfort food in...
2018, Aug 09 — 2 minute read — 1 commentsLevel ground
We live on a hillside so we’re digging swales. You might want to do similar...
2018, Aug 06 — 2 minute readSwales
On a hillside in a dry climate, rainwater can slide so quickly that it doesn’t...
2018, Aug 03 — 2 minute read — 2 commentsPretty in Pink
El Terreno is pretty in pink. This land is slowly returning to “normal” after decades...
2018, Jul 27 — 1 minute read — 1 commentsLa Milpa
The three sisters have so many siblings! Have you heard of three sisters gardening? Corn+beans+squash,...
2018, Jul 16 — 1 minute read — 2 commentsMass murder
Whoever thinks organic farmers are touchy-feeling pacifists doesn’t know any. There’s a lot of killing...
2018, Jul 13 — 2 minute readThen and Now
We arrived late in the dry season and three months later this place has bloomed!...
2018, Jul 03 — 2 minute read — 3 commentsGreywatering
We’re caring for about 50 trees on this 1.5 acre plot. Throughout the dry season...
2018, Jun 21 — 3 minute readWhat is permaculture?
And why El Terreno Reverdercer? Re-green (verde=green en español) Revive Reanimate This spring we moved...
2018, Jun 20 — 2 minute readRoot bound
I’ve been moving trees. Trees that are failing to thrive, and a few that look...
2018, May 07 — 2 minute read — 3 commentsFirst video of living en El Terreno
I took this video a few days ago, so we can compare this look to...
2018, Apr 22 — 1 minute read — 2 comments