Pops is getting ready to throw some knowledge on me.
On the bright side big things are happening and we’ve had some great guests in for the last few days. Uncle Bigfoot and the Rentals have been here since Friday and as usual Continue reading
110 toilet paper tubes planted with tomatoes for our first Farmers Market event of the year.
The last few days I have been getting my chop and drop on. Continue reading
Our temporary makeshift rain catchment.
Ma and I have been hard at work around the farm getting things ready for the upcoming growing season. I found an ad from a friend on facebook that had these lick tubs for sale for $5 each. They will serve as a good part of our water catchment until we get something a little more permanent and then we can use them for tree planters and who knows what else. Maybe a water feature in the food forest. Hey, that’s an idea!
Image Credit goes to John Kitsteiner of Temperate Climate Permaculture.
Welcome! For the last few years Ma and I have really been working towards becoming more food secure and at the same time trying to build our little farm up to a place where we will be able to take it easy once we get older. Part of that strategy is planting perennials and lots of them. We already have a nice lot of fruits and vegetables going but this year is definitely going to be a big Continue reading
It’s been a while and for that I apologize. When I started this blog I said I wasn’t going to let anything get in the way of it. Well, life reared it’s ugly head and got in the way but I’ll do a short post here to show that we haven’t been laying back. We have lots of big things in the works here on the OKA and the weather is fine for working this time of year so stay close there are gonna be more regular posts now.
Off Kilter Acres table at Nowata Farmers Market.
I got a package in the mail late last week. It’s from Ison’s Nursery I wonder what it could be?
Assassin Bug Hiding In Our Contorted Jujube Tree.
I spotted one of the good guys while I was out walking the garden this evening. I have recently seen herds of baby grasshoppers and a few Japanese cucumber beetles so these guys are more than welcome. We started out the summer with lots of beneficial insects but over the last couple weeks they seem to be declining since the hot and dry weather has really set in. So in turn, I have been planting lots of Continue reading
