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23 Sep 2011

Adventure to Ali’s Organics

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Ali is one of my heroes!!!  She’s been growing her own food for quite a few decades now…and she’s doing it all organically….and beyond!!  No chemicals…..!!!!

Here’s some…of what Ali is growing on a tiny 1/4 acre:  48 fruit trees, 3 of them are nuts. Aside from the fruit trees, there are: 17 grape vines, a boysenberry patch, raspberry patch and triple crown
blackberry patch, ohhh…and 5 Strawberry patches all different varieties.
There’s also a large asparagus patch and a currant patch…and so many veggies you can’t count..! SOOOO INSPIRING!!!!  She also keeps bees…so they can tend to the flowers.

The coolest part in my opinion??  She’s sharing HOW…to do this for ourselves!!  Ali offers FREE CLASSES!!  Check out her website for more info.  My gardening hat is off….in deep gratitude for all she shares!  Thank you Ali!!!!

Come take a peek at her little patch of paradise.  These photos were taken a few days ago…as fall began creeping into our southern Utah valleys.  The videos at the bottom of this post, were taken in spring.  Thanks for the tour Ali…and thanks for sharing SO much info…and passion…with the world!!

 For those interested, Ali offers some of the best gardening goodies in southern Utah.  Heirloom seeds, rocks dusts, kelp, mychorrhizal fungi, plant starts, and tools of all types….THE GOODS!!

Here’s Ali’s Info:

Ali’s Organics - http://alisorganics.com/

Ali’s Organics (Facebook) - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alis-Organics-Garden-Supply

Ali’s Blog (Outstanding in the Garden) - http://outstandinginthegarden.net/

Looking from the street at Ali’s garden, orchard and greenhouse.
Visiting this place every week…is pure JOY!!!
Ali’s retail store. She sells heirloom seeds, tools, fertilizers like rock dusts, kelp, compost…. and so much more!!
So much life!!! Looking north into the veggie area.
The veggie patch
The most amazing grape arbor I’ve ever seen!!!
Apples galore!!!! I think these may be Liberty cultivar. She has many cultivars growing!!
The greenhouse. Used for year round growing and sprouting. She intelligently built cold frames on the south side of the greenhouse, with automatic window vents! Brilliant!!!
Caught Ali working in the greehouse!!!
Ali surprised me by showing me a few of the residents of the greenhouse. She had to look for them under the growing table.
Salamanders!! They make a great team with Ali!! Keeping slugs and other unwanted guests to a minimum in the greenhouse.
Cool lookin’ dudes!!! There’s two of them…and they seem to love Ali.
Ivy and Fern…Ali’s goat and cow. They also love Ali..immensely!! Every little creature that lives at Ali’s just LOVES her…it’s evident she loves them too!!!
Ivy jumped up on her perch to show me her beauty.
Casper the cat….he’s old…and extremely loving. Yup…going to ali’s place is like going to visit Dr. Doolittle!!!
The chicken house. Squirrel bait….one of her old roosters is out front saying hello to the ladies.
This is brilliant!! It’s a portable quail tractor!!
Poppy and Lily…Ali’s goose and duck duo(security guards). Behind them…the quail tractor. Ali just pulls it around the fruit orchard..letting them scratch and deposit poop!!
Beautiful little quail egg!!!!
They are a tiny little breed of quail.
Poppy…the security guard. She likes to rest her neck on Ali’s shoulders…it’s adorable!!

4 Dec 2010

Anthony Anderson “A Model For Living” at Erewhon

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Anthony Anderson..in the FLOW..and sharing some major INFO.  Please watch… and get ready to be INSPIRED!!

There’s tons of  information being shared in this video and so much passion!!  I’m humbled to be learning from such beautiful minds and souls, such as brother A’s.

Thanks for pursuing your passion Anthony. You’re glowing bro..you’re absolutely glowing!!

I’ve watched this video twice now, not only because it’s so info – dense, but because it just makes me feel SO good.  The passion jumps off the screen at me.  It’s contagious….and very delicious to the soul.

Anthony is a hero in my book. A leader and teacher of the highest caliber.

HE WALKS THE TALK

“Be the change, live the solution”

www.rawmodel.com

15 Nov 2010

2010 Fall Food Forest and Growing Dome Update…

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Here’s a few videos from a couple of days ago…and some pictures from a few weeks before.

The main focus right now, has been spreading TONS of compost and mulching every bed with straw.  Everyone is snuggled in for winter.  I’ve also been planting a bunch of starts, like cold hardy leafy greens….and a BUNCH of garlic.  It’s going to be a great winter!!

The terraced beds, growing mixed veggies and herbs. Peppers, garlic, onion, basil, celery….BIG MIX

Looking down through zone 3 (the terraced beds) into zone 4 (the dome zone and fig guild) Goji Berry growing in foreground.

Entering the Dome Zone

West side of the Growing Dome, mixed herbs and greens.

Goji Berry grown from seed…she’s happy in the DOME!!!

Entering Zone 5, the outer most zone. This zone is the apple and kiwi guild, with mixed veggies and herbs of all types. Oh…and chia seed!  That’s pomegranate to the left.

That’s chia seed to the right

Walking down the middle path…through zone 5, calendula and kiwi are growing to the left.

BIG Dino Kale taking over zone 5. Such a hardy plant…I’ll be wiping snow off it’s leaves this winter…no problem!!

Mixed veggies, peppers, carrots, celery, kales of all types.

CHIA HEAVEN!!!!

Here’s the front yard food forest…zone 2. This is the almond and peach guild, surrounded my nitrogen fixing seabuckthorn bushes.

Zone 3 upper most beds, TONS of parsley, my favorite green to munch and juice.

HAVE FUN GROWING YOUR OWN FOOD!!!!  Year –  ROUND…if you like!

31 Aug 2010

David Wolfe on Superfood Gardening

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HUGE GRATITUDE to you David Wolfe, for all you share with the planet!

I’m LOVING this innovative gardening info…!!

One of my favorite quotes from this interview:

“The very first thing I’m doing is loving them, the very first and last thing…at all times.”

David…YOU INSPIRE!!

SOOO much to glean here…enjoy!!

1 Aug 2010

“It was the best of times…it was the worst of times”

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The BEST of TIMES….


..and of course, the WORST of TIMES….

Thank you…from our hearts… to those showing a new way.

So grateful..to know there is another way to live.

Goodbye…goodbye…goodbye…to the ways that no longer serve us.

Check out, Anthony Anderson’s site

RAWMODEL.COM

for more ideas…and solutions.

27 Jun 2010

Space of Love – Anthony Anderson

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Hope everyone is having fun in their gardens this summer..!

One of my biggest inspirations…Anthony Anderson…is creating three…young food forests.  One… in Arizona…. and another project in Minnesota.  Both food forests are coming a long nicely.  If you tune into Anthony’s website and videos…you’ll learn more than you could in a few years at most brick and mortar.. places of learning.  There’s more informational content on that website..and in his videos than most libraries.

I absolutely love the guy..and am so grateful for everything he shares!!

Just in case…here’s the link to Anthony’s site…  Raw Model

You… just might find yourself creating your own food forest…from the stuff you learn….that’s what happened to me!!!

His third project…is here in Hurricane, Utah.  His ideas and contributions are all over the garden here.  We’re working closely on methods…sharing seeds…supplies and creating/being an awareness of sustainable living.  Thanks for all the support brother…we wouldn’t be doing this without you!!!

Here’s the food forest in Arizona, that he Alexandra and Andrea from Blackbird Naturals … are creating together…as well as a very very tasty chocolate truffle business….mmmmmm…I can still taste them!!  Thanks… Blackbird Naturals…love em!!  Huge gratitude.. for the inspiration from Arizona you “three”…and for sharing these “spaces of love” with us!!

I love watching them …GROW!

You can check out the growing web…of Blackbird Natural’sFood Forestsright here.

Cheers to…FREEDOM!!!