A Community Land Trust in the Skagit Valley since 1973

... and one of seven sister communities in Western Washington that comprise the Evergreen Land Trust
Showing posts with label berries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label berries. Show all posts

Friday, June 24, 2011

Solstice Glows Orange



like a salmonberry...

Sometimes, when the sun doesn't shine, you have to look extra hard for beauty. This means slowing down, changing your definitions, altering your expectations. And when you look through this lens, you'll always find it. Beauty.

Happy Summer Solstice, Walker Creek. Liquid sunshine, golden berries, glowing children.

[P.S. Much as it may appear, the sun did actually shine on the actual Solstice. M & I watched a gaggle of nine children, who had a heavenly time playing outside together in the Meadow, and later our family played at the creek near the watering hole - the air felt just warm enough that I plunged into the deep part of the cool creek. And came out renewed.]

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Sheet Mulching Our Berries


Sheet mulching with actual sheets makes me giggle. Plus, it's brilliantly easier than piecing together cardboard for odd-shaped areas. Here, raspberries are bedded down with torn old sheets and await a topping of sawdust. Last summer, our 13 blueberry bushes in the back orchard got the royal sheet mulch treatment (comfrey + manure + old fabric + straw).