$15 The Ume Boshi is finally ready! After 6 months, we have Ume both with and without Shiso available. We do have a limited run of the Ume from our very first season. They taste amazing and we have been enjoying them so much! We have a DIY series of videos if you would like to make your own. Or join the community and have… Read More »Ume Boshi
I can’t tell you how very happy I was to get a truckload of horse manure! My good friend who is a horsewoman was kind enough to deliver a whole truckload of fresh green manure. I set to work to spread it all around The Butterfly Hill. We are building up the land and by putting down a layer of manure and then wood chips,… Read More »You know you’re a Farmgirl when a truck of Horse poop makes you happy!
Does anything say summer more than Wild Blackberries? I don’t think so. We are lucky to have many wild vines here on The Butterfly Hill. This is the reciepe that I have used the most, after much trial and error. It’s very simple and easy to do with what ever amount of fresh summer fruit you have. It only has two ingredients, yea it takes… Read More »Wild Blackberry Jam
There are 6 basic types of soil. Sand, Clay, Slit, Peat, Chalk, and Loam. Sandy is fine and has great drainage. It tends to be acidic and doesn’t have many nutrients. If you have sandy soil adding peat, mulch and manure will add needed nutrients, and keep them from running off. Clay is dense and drys out in the summer. In the winter it holds… Read More »Soil
Join me on October 3rd at 10 am for a live event on Fall! We will go over the fall plant, seed collection, and harvest preservation. facebook.com/thebutterflyhill or learn more at The Butterfly Hill.com Learn more about our community
This journey has been magical from the start. It started as a Butterfly project and has evolved into Permaculture Homesteading. One of the very first steps is learning what surrounds you. If you are lucky enough to have California Hazel Nut shrubs, go buy a lotto ticket! Also known as the Western Beaked Hazel, Western Hazel, Beaked Hazel. Latin name Corylus Cornuta variety Californica. They… Read More »California Hazel Nut