Nubi Cohousing News » compost http://blog.nubicoho.org By and about Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:09:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 farm action http://blog.nubicoho.org/2009/09/farm-action/ http://blog.nubicoho.org/2009/09/farm-action/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:28:44 +0000 Carol Hamilton http://blog.nubicoho.org/?p=421 There’s been a lot of farm action as we enter the fall season and prepare for next year. Here are some (admittedly small) photos….

an intergenerational effort to prepare the veggie field for next year

an intergenerational effort to prepare the veggie field for next year

tractor work to loosen compacted soil

tractor work to loosen compacted soil

and doing the biodynamic dance on the veggie field

and doing the biodynamic dance on the veggie field

]]> http://blog.nubicoho.org/2009/09/farm-action/feed/ 0 summer bounty http://blog.nubicoho.org/2009/08/summer-bounty/ http://blog.nubicoho.org/2009/08/summer-bounty/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:30:39 +0000 Noel http://blog.nubicoho.org/?p=360 In the upper horse pasture, there’s a large compost pile that (I think) was placed up there last fall. This summer it burst forth with an abundance of large sunflowers and gangly squash-type plants. It’s a gorgeous sight to come upon this colorful mound after walking up the hill.

compost-sunflowers-1

We went exploring up there this morning, hoping to find zucchini to bring to potluck. No zucchini, but we did pick this large gourd that now provides a nice centerpiece for our table.

field-squash

While walking in the field, we also noticed an abundance of butterflies and dragonflies. Tough to photograph, but here’s one I managed to catch.

black-swallowtail

Black Swallowtail butterfly

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