Another amazing T-shirt quilt by @frye.cindy ! Pinned and ready for quilting!

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Watching the strawberry moon with @frye.cindy

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E. coli smiling at you from the microbiology lab

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Scott's prison bread grows some compelling textures

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White currant harvest

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It's important to support local business 😉

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@frye.cindy made the lab coat fun to wear! #lablife

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Fog watching

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🌻🍃🍅 No. 4: Milk Jug -> Cultivator #100GardenHacks 🍃🍓🍃

I am working on a project for the 2017
growing season to work my way through
100 garden hacks*.

Milk Jug -> Cultivator

🕊, 💌,  & 🍃
~KF

*101+ Garden Hacks magazine. 2017. Rodale, Inc. 

I found this copy on a CVS magazine stand :)
However, portions of this publication
previously appeared at RodaleOrganicLife.com

🌻🍃🍅 No. 3.5: More Dibbles #100GardenHacks 🍃🍓🍃

I am working on a project for the 2017
growing season to work my way through
100 garden hacks*.

Dibbles, continued: Old Toothbrushes

I've long noticed old toothbrushes are kept in tool boxes for various uses, and once I realized how handy they can be I started saving them as a craft supply. And now I've discovered another use for those brushes that get replenished every 3 months (assuming recommended dental hygiene is being practiced).

The end of the handle makes a great dibble, and unlike the chopsticks, 

the toothbrush can be used to brush the soil back over the seed 

or even disperse tiny seeds (e.g. chives).

🕊, 💌,  & 🍃
~KF

*101+ Garden Hacks magazine. 2017. Rodale, Inc. 

I found this copy on a CVS magazine stand :)
However, portions of this publication
previously appeared at RodaleOrganicLife.com

Deep mulching adventures continue. Took the cardboard and straw discarded by gardeners and used it to mulch the paths in between plots! #theoryandpractice

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Got a plot started for @frye.cindy 😀🍃🌺

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The Humans

I'm learning how one of the most the important parts of developing a community space requires me to stay open to land uses I don't anticipate. I'm thrilled my time spent in environmental science has exposed me to the importance of staying flexible: we can't dictate what natural spaces mean to one another.

This spring I let some dirt bikers have at the back of the property that hasn't been developed yet. They've done this amazing job building a really fun track and it looks great! What used to be nothing but a weed-filled tick haven is now a comfortable space for people! And a terriflc walking path when the bikers aren't there. And the bike racers have been nothing but polite to our gardeners, no trampling on growing spaces and they've even offered to help is fix a greenhouse roof. I'm thinking this back lot may just need to stay a dirt bike track indefinitely.
#theoryandpractice