Author Archives: Cynthia Rand-Thompson

How to Assemble Bee Hive Frames – The Green House

Here’s a great video on setting up a bee hive frame, from The Green House.  Not knowing this has been THE thing that has kept me from getting started with bees.  Thank you Green House!

Bare-root Planting Instructions

Well, it’s almost fall again… Which means, time to get those plants in the ground so they can get established with benefit of the annual rains.  Maybe you get more rain throughout the year in your area, but for us, in Mediterranean climates, we are wise to coordinate our efforts with olde Mother Earth!  Here’s [...]

My New Rechargeable Lawn Mower

Hi everyone – I really wanted to get this week off to a good start on the blog. I have so much to write about (as mentioned in my last post), but unfortunately not enough time to write about it.
I figured I could start off with a nice easy post about my new lawn mower, [...]

The Revolution Will Not Be Fertilized!

Well, October 15th has come and gone, again–the magic, “If your fall cover crops aren’t in the ground by today, give it up” date for the Monterey Bay. Arbitrary?, you betcha! Tempting fate as ever, I am going to stage my own private One Straw Revolution–thank you Mr. Fukuoka–and reinvigorate the native loamy sand of [...]