Intro to Permaculture with Kristen Jasionowski Sunday, June 10, 2012, 1 – 3:30p, $45 The Kitchen Potager @Linden Hill Gardens, Ottsville, PA To register, call [215] 767-4051 Permaculture = maximum yield, minimum work. Sound good? Thought so. In this introduction to permaculture, we will study [...]
Posts Tagged ‘garden’
Sunday, June 10: Permaculture Class in Ottsville!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bucks County, community, companion planting, events, forest gardening, garden, landscaping, permaculture, polycultures, workshop on May 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Notes from Forest Gardening Workshop with Eric Toensmeier
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged companion planting, forest gardening, garden, grafting, landscaping, mushrooms, polycultures, workshop on June 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On May 7th & 8th, I had the opportunity to attend a Forest Gardening workshop with one of my permaculture heroes, Eric Toensmeier, in West Chester, PA. There were so many awesome aspects to the weekend! To minimize driving, I took the train to Paoli, had a beautiful 10 mile bike ride to the workshop [...]
Let’s Get Growing with Edible Landscaping
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bucks County, ecological design, garden, landscaping, Philadelphia, planting, soil testing on March 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yay! Spring and its new beginnings are finally here! Lee and I now have a base in beautiful West Philadelphia, and we’re ready to expand our edible & ornamental gardening services to city dwellers as well as our Bucks County customers. Plus, we’ll be able to do FREE soil testing before April 5, courtesy of Soil [...]
Seed Starting: New (and Old) Varieties from Lunaria Farm
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged garden, germination, heirloom, seed saving, seeding, sowing, sprouting on February 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Well, we’re about to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Lunaria farm, which means our blog, and the seasons, have come full circle. Here we are at the end of winter, poised for new beginnings in the coming spring. Gardeners all over are turning their attention to seeds. Today I attended a seed cleaning workshop at [...]
The Three Sisters: Corn, Beans, & Squash
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged companion planting, food, garden, planting, pollination, seeding, transplanting on July 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Corn, beans, and squash effectively comprise the collective staff of life of the New World. These crops were so important and complemented each other so well, that they were known as “The Three Sisters,” with many legends celebrating their sustaining virtues. We try to do these New World native plants justice here at Lunaria, but [...]
What’s Pickin’ in the Heat of July
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged food, garden, harvest on July 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s just a glimpse of what’s pickin’ at Lunaria right now, where change is the only constant. The delicious snap peas that started so early are finally winding down in this hot, dry start to summer. The broccoli are plumping out the last of the main florets or sending out their rays of side shoots. [...]
Organic Garden Workshop/ Work Party: 6/12/10
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged building, community, events, garden, planting, workshop on June 5, 2010 | 3 Comments »
It’s our first workshop in Pennsylvania! And what better way to kick off the curriculum than with an organic garden work party! Come learn how to turn your lawn into an thriving, abundant, edible paradise! Lee has designed a simple raised bed vegetable garden for a woman who was interested in growing her own food. [...]
Transplanting Time: The Move Outdoors
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged garden, hardening off, planting, transplanting on May 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Great news! Our little corner of Upper Bucks County seems to be beyond the reach of frosty nights until fall. That’s right, our last expected frost date is May 15 around these parts. I might have just jinxed it, but we gotta talk transplanting. So hopefully all of you have followed the directions in our [...]
The Stoked List
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chicken tractor, chickens, coffee, ducklings, ducks, food, garden, planting on May 5, 2010 | 4 Comments »
As you might have discerned from the lack of blogging, Lee and I have been particularly busy lately. Part of the reason is that we’ve been tending our new farm away from home. Truth be told, Lunaria is little more than a swampy yard of heavy clay with some spots of fleeting sunlight. So we felt [...]
