by Kelli Donley | Aug 19, 2009 | Earth Mama, Happy Hippie, Journal
The pumpkins are growing at amazing speed, in part because I keep forgetting to turn the water off and they’ve received gobs of liquid love during the last month. Even those little African seeds have taken off; I swear there are days I come home from work to...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 27, 2009 | Domestic Art, Earth Mama, Happy Hippie, Journal
I am now on the board for the Phoenix Permaculture Guild, which so far has been such an enjoyable experience. The board members are this incredibly ecclectic group of wildly successful hippies who love to garden. They’ve taken me under their wing and I feel a...
by Kelli Donley | May 26, 2009 | Arizona, Domestic Art, Earth Mama, Happy Hippie
Blurry photos, but you get the idea. Matty currently looks like Elmer Fudd, walking around with a broom (in lieu of a gun), shaking it at anything that moves near the garden. I’ve also decided next year I need about 15 tomato plants instead of 4. I’m not...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 13, 2009 | Arizona, CAOK, Community, Earth Mama, Happy Hippie
We’re getting close to ground breaking on the vegetable plots with the refugee families and community members. A few hurdles stand in our way, other than the wicked Bermuda grass. Namely, we are trying to create a source of food security, potential income and...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 27, 2009 | Earth Mama, Happy Hippie, Journal
I took back a return to REI yesterday and instead got this great hat. I’ve wanted a new hat for a while, but have been mindful of spending. Thankfully with the exchange, I got this dandy cap and a new blouse for $6. Woo! After Juliann, a friend and librarian,...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 21, 2009 | Arizona, Community, Earth Mama, Faith, Flora and Fauna, Happy Hippie, Journal
The community garden kicked off yesterday and we were able to plant 25 fruit trees. They took up remarkably little space, leaving plenty for another orchard planting for the Fall. We’ll then add apples, figs and peaches to our citrus grove. The planning for the...
