Author Archives: Carrie

The Bees didn’t make it

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Carrie

Two weeks ago we harvested honey from our farm’s first colony of bees. We took 13 frames full of honeycomb out, leaving about 13 more frames full of honey for the bees. We got 50.5 pounds of honey from those … Continue reading →

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A permaculture paradise – Occidental Arts and Ecology Center

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Carrie

The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC, in Occidental, California) is a magical place. Visiting for the day is like stepping out of our normal every-day world and stepping into one of those sidewalk chalk paintings in Mary Poppins. Everything … Continue reading →

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The baby chicks are here!

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Carrie

Last Saturday my daughter and I took a chicken-keeping class at Love Apple Farm. Then we brought four cute baby chicks home. We were very sad the next morning to find that one of them did not make it through … Continue reading →

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