6/15/19 6/15/19

The “Foundations” of Building an Urban Garden

6/12/19 6/12/19

Watering an Urban Garden Efficiently

Living in the city means living in a heat bubble. Watering efficiently is a challenge. My solution to the problem.

6/11/19 6/11/19

Living Lives of Sterile Futility

6/11/19 6/11/19

The Natural Predators of an Urban Farm: Thieves and Raccoons

Jim Bruner 6/8/19 Jim Bruner 6/8/19

Ponds as Spigots and Nutrient Additive Systems

The moment when you realize that the biofilter for the pond is actually also an algae wine cask for the flowers.

6/5/19 6/5/19

The Boy Scouts Were Right; Always Be Prepared

I found a duck on a clutch of eggs and rather than act right then to help, I did the wrong thing. Be a boy scout.

6/4/19 6/4/19

Fishy Business

When you start something new like an entire garden system with multiple gardens and systems, things surprise you, like the fishy business.

6/4/19 6/4/19

Micro Plastic Pollution: Reframing The Problem

Jim Bruner 5/31/19 Jim Bruner 5/31/19

Water Conservancy and Mindfulness

The beginning of spring 2019. Some fool left the water spigot running on the 300 gallon rain barrel that serves water for my livestock and walked away for 10 minutes. 200 gallons of water potential wasted. The ducks LOVED all the water in the henyard.

5/12/19 5/12/19

The End Game

5/11/19 5/11/19

Not All Calcium is the Same

5/9/19 5/9/19

Living From a Place Of Gratitude

5/2/19 5/2/19

Songs of Ice and Fire

4/24/19 4/24/19

Unlabeled Perils of Modern Urban Farming

4/24/19 4/24/19

Pretty versus Plentiful with Ducks and Chickens

The poultry need to be isolated with new plant growth. It's time to sequester the chickens and ducks.

4/1/19 4/1/19

Spring and the Art of Yard Maintenance

3/28/19 3/28/19

Musings on Energy

The blog post where I muse on the intersection between, life, art, physics and metaphysics. A little Rock and Roll, Voltaire, and Newton, with some Clerk Maxwell!