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Tag: flax

Flax Shirt Update — 2 Hours for Plant and Harvest

July 15, 2019

Three months ago, I introduced my shirt-making project in a blog post. I had just planted 1/2 lb of Avian flax seeds in a field (it covered 200 ft², at 24 seeds/ft in 7-in rows) at that time. This last weekend I harvest the flax and thought it would be a good point to update … More Flax Shirt Update — 2 Hours for Plant and Harvest

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How Hard Could It Be to Make a Shirt?

April 15, 2019

The institute’s tagline is “housing, clothing, and feeding ourselves in a post-fossil-fuel world,” but we give short shrift to the “clothing” part as we work on gardening and construction projects. We were lucky enough to be offered some growing space near the institute and in addition to growing chicken feed, we thought it would be … More How Hard Could It Be to Make a Shirt?

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Finally, time for the #bees. Looks like they need to be split, with capped #queencells and a strong population.
Day two of #covid #quarantine: our day-old chicks have arrived! We had a hen go broody a while ago, so we just put her in with the chicks, and she will serve as the surrogate. If you've ever raised chicks, you're used to the incessant peeping that they do, but when they're under Mama #hen, they are quiet. We did this last year, and this is by far the best way we have found to raise #chicks, rather than a brooder box.
Day 1 of #covid #quarantine : putting up walls for the #timberframe #compost shed.
It's not too late to join in the 100days100hoursGardeningChallenge and not only do you get a garden full of food, but we'll enter you in a raffle for garden-related prizes! #gardening #100days100hoursGardeningChallenge
Avoid #FridayThe13th bad luck and join in the 100days100hoursGardeningChallenge and not only do you get a garden full of food, but we'll enter you in a raffle for garden-related prizes! #gardening #100days100hoursGardeningChallenge
94°F in early May?! I already had to break out the hundreds of feet of #gardenhose to water the emerging #barley and #oats.
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