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!!
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!!
I filmed this video a few weeks ago when the pine pollen was falling in the food forest. Powerful stuff! I love it!! I love holy basil even more…it’s my favorite plant to graze on. Come check out the garden and I’ll show you my method for planting holy basil..and some other ideas for growing healthy plants.
Anthony Anderson is back at it!!!! Spring is here for many of us, and it’s food forest time!!! I’ve been watching Anthony get this food forest in Minnesota established for a few years..and this is the year it really… POPS!!!! Stay tuned…this is going to be fun to watch!!! Thanks for all the inspiration and shared info brother…cheers…to replanting paradise!!!
If you’re interested in this type of stuff, but don’t know where to start, check out the resources Anthony provides on his permaculture resource page, by clicking here. PERMACULTURE RESOURCES.
If everyone knew how much fun this actually is…and how good you feel while doing it…these food forests would start…. blanketing the land!!! SO much abundance..for EVERYONE!!
Southern Utah is one of my favorite places on Planet Earth..so many options for adventure! I love it!! Nature just “sings” in this area. I’m so grateful to be able explore the local canyons in search of springs and plants…it’s an ADVENTURELAND…for the senses…on every level!!
Here’s a few clips from one of our recent runs up to get wet, in one of the local spring fed canyons!! Barefoot running and being barefoot, really is a joy, and has amazing health benefits. If you haven’t read Christopher Mcdougall’s book, “Born to Run” yet…pick up a copy ASAP, gripping…from beginning to end!! Also, YouTube…David Wolfe and Barefoot Technology. Great info..coming out of the barefoot world. My shoes hardly come on anymore..I LOVE IT. Gardening barefoot is a..MUST!!
In this first video..check out the size and growth of these berries. They grow right up the side of the cliff, slurping up cold spring water under neath them. Gotta love that spring water!!
Hard for me to believe, this is the desert. The Native American people and other early immigrants to this area grew strong in these parts, thanks to the water, volcanic soils and climate. In these last two videos you can see and hear the power of a true spring. Smiles just leap onto your face when standing in places like these.
So grateful to be able to play in this area of the world!! This is in one of the canyons not far from Zion National Park.
Thanks for coming a long on the adventure.
More updates coming from the garden and growing dome…next week, lots of changes!!
