The new-to-us greenhouse has arrived. With a little TLC, we'll be set for Spring and new starts.  ..read more

 August, October, November and 60 yards of bark has been moved in to cover all our pathways. Could have use a bit more but everything looks great now. Great turnout, too. Everyone worked so well together and had a good time.  ..read more

 Ding Dong, 2 gophers dead. We've been chasing these guys from box to box for more than a month. The gopher trapping has finally paid off. Good work, Bill and Erica, Rebecca and Daphne!  ..read more

Sweet potato harvest started today; a total of 45 pounds was collected. The bed was only watered every 10 days or so, due to the current drought. The largest bunches occurred because an olla was set between the plants. Slow and continuous seeping water produced excellent results.   ..read more

 March 2022 Workday - sunny and warm and very nice turn-out for some spring house cleaning.  Here's Derek and Izzy, digging in.  Elaine and Stella, with Sue looking on, rooting out a bumper crop of weeds.  Erica, Sue and Rebecca are digging the sunshine, too.   Winter monsters harvested. We're waiting on the "coleslaw" experiment results.  ..read more

It's a beautiful February Workday and we're cleaning out the orchard. Non-producing trees like the almonds and sickly trees like so many of the apples are headed for the compost bins. Our intrepid tree removal team is on the job! Master Removers, Kristen, Erin, Hunter and Jonas really dig in.    ..read more

 This year's winner of the biggest abandoned zucchini for 2021! Olalla takes the honors.    ..read more

Our garden is looking amazing, the soil is still damp so no need to water. Our Olla’s are full of water. I took the opportunity to indulge in some of our bounty. Pak Choi, kale are all really doing well… And I planted 6 rooting baby red potatoes. Six gardeners, one box, also reportedly working just fine! Thanks to Janelle and Carrie, Maggie and Kera, Deborah and Paul, using the Square Foot Gardening method and planting in rotation.  ..read more

 Janelle reports: Fall is in full swing and so are the pomegranates at the garden. They’re juicy, sweet and gorgeous. I took a couple that were cracked and two that were scarred and they’re just too good! Hope y’all have a safe & happy Halloween weekend. Sharing some images of our pomegranates and Hallie who’s curiosity never stops ..read more

 Here we are in a drought, being careful not to use too much water and boom - what is that green swath of grass by the irrigation box? Mud Buddies to the rescue! Dug out, discovered and fixed on our Saturday workday. Hooray for the Mud Buddies - Bill and Paul and Derek and Kristen and Tom!   ..read more