THE WEEKENDER :) GROWING THINGS

WAYS TO FEED

 California historically has produced

food for the world.  Blessed by great climate

and making accommodations for water

growers here have been hugely successful.

But is it sustainable?  As we 

learn more about resources, especially the need

for water conservation, we are finding

more imaginative ways to raise food.

Here's a fascinating example-

One million pounds of food on three acres-

plus fish.

Keep this in mind as you consider where

your weekend meals originate.

Enjoy.

See you down the trail

CURIOUS AGRICULTURE

IT'S DIFFERENT NEAR THE COAST

Back in the mid-west we took pride in 

our tomatoes.  Out here on the central

coast we've had to go to great lengths.

We borrowed this idea of a "modified" green house

from Nan, who lives just blocks from the Pacific.

We are on a ridge, "top of the world" as it's called,

between the Santa Lucia Range and the drop to

to the Pacific. It is an area of many micro-climates

and we are in what Nan calls the Banana belt.

We get sun when she often has fog and it is 

warmer here-still we are close enough to the 

Pacific and the mountain breezes we need to 

"heat up the growing space."
Her design is a bit more refined, though this works.

It is not like the humid heat of the midwest garden

but we are getting a crop.

Next is working on getting those wonderful little

yellow or orange "cherry" tomatoes to grow.

In the meantime we noticed an interloper coming from the 

compost.

We don't think it's going to "make it" but it has been a

spirited volunteer.
STILL OF ODD AGRICULTURE
Link here for an eye opener about very curious agriculture. it is frightening in its implications.

See you down the trail.