Saturday started with a sprinkle of rain and thunder, then cleared up for a big turnout for our planned hoop house raising. Ten people came, friends, acquaintances and strangers (i.e., new friends) alike. First up was dismantling the structure and moving it from the summer to the winter position. Then everyone got to witness how …
Monthly Archives: May 2011
A Barn Raising!
The garden is about 90% planted. peas and poles for the pole beans. compost in background Today I sowed all the dry beans, green beans and pole beans – first year I’m growing these – and the squashes, zukes and cukes. Also watermelon, carrots and basil, and calendula, anise and chamomile (German), all from seed. …
A Room of One’s Own – A Common Space for Communities
This is an attempt to reboot my reporting.  I am discovering a lot about the world, others, and myself, at record speed. Gotta write it all down! And I’m going to need some new Categories. Here’s where the blog undergoes its next transformation. ~ In our town, where can a group of people go where they …
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Some Thoughts on Organizing a Transition Training
The Wayland Training for Transition is over! I admit I had underestimated the amount of work that goes into organizing it – and commensurately, the relief and gratitude one feels when it all ends well. If you’re ever tempted to try it yourself and you’re like me (a total novice at this kind of thing), …
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Yikes!
Transition Wayland: We’re a Go!
I can’t believe I finally found a moment to sit down and write about this. What a whirlwind it has been, and still is. As you all know, I decided in November of last year that I would try to get Transition going in my hometown. Usually a Transition Initiative starts with a group of …
Spring is Bursting in the Garden
Click for larger A lot has happened in the garden. The trees are gone and there is more sunlight all around. I’ve planted 2 blackberries, 3 elderberries, 50 strawberries, 4 rosas, 2 hazels, 2 serviceberries, 1 jostaberry, 2 peashrubs, 4 muntead lavender, 8 grapes, 4 wormwoods and 1 witchhazel. I’ve put in 90% of my …
The Queen Lives!
I got an email Sunday morning from a fellow beekeeper, letting me know his colony swarmed and would I like the swarm? Unfortunately I read the email too late, and by the time I called him someone else was already collecting the swarm. Bummer! But wow, was there ever excitement! In any case, I called …