DIY Radical Raised Beds and Hoop Houses

23 Jul 2010 1 Comment

by joebart in Food, garden

More video love. This time from the 1st episode of “hi im Lang Get Radical” show on YouTube. Make food not lawns, yo. What a concept.

Chris Langford is a Sioux Falls dude who’s partaking in a self-proclaimed “radical shift” to live differently, starting with growing his own food. Here he builds a simple raised garden bed, plants some seeds, and makes an in-garden greenhouse out of PVC pipe and plastic for about 12 bucks. Catch Chris on the Rock Garden Tour #73.

Also, catch episode 6. Put dill in pots to prevent the dark side takeover.

Ninja Gardening in the Rough Part of the City

21 Jul 2010 Leave a Comment

by joebart in funny, garden, video Tags: , , ,

Some friends of mine enjoyed breaking the law with squash in downtown Sioux Falls a while back. But turns out it wasn’t squash at all.

Even if you don’t dream of the unbridled freedom breathed each day in the life of a full fledged guerilla gardener (like I do), you must watch the wisdom in this short video. Then you can see what happens when cucumbers masquerade as summer squash, in this 12seconds video from today.

Get Your Spud-tacular Parade Entry Registered

13 Jul 2010 1 Comment

by joebart in Montrose Tags: , ,

Word from Rani: It’s time to register that parade entry for the Fourth SpudFest in Montrose. The big deal is August 21st, complete with sugar-hyped middle-schoolers on fast lawn mowers  and cow poop bingo for all.

To get in the parade, call Rani or Janel with your fun and spectacular idea by August 15th. If you need their numbers, just email me.

And here’s the best gaurantee in all the land:

“SpudFest 2010 is guaranteed to be SPUDTASTIC or your potatoes are FREE!”

Raspberry Smoothies

11 Jul 2010 2 Comments

by joebart in Food, garden Tags: , , ,

Smoothies taste dramatically better when you’ve picked the fruit yourself. Zoey found out yesterday. My favorite quote of the day from the Z: “Daddy, I didn’t even know I loved them.”

Thanks to the McAreaveys for letting us raid their raz patch on a hot summer day.

Here’s our smoothie recipe du jour. Roughly. Just blend it all up, serve, and smile. And don;t you dare follow these directions. Smoothies are for making it up as you go.

  • 2-3 cups of fresh picked raspberries
  • 2 peaches (not very good or ripe, but they did the trick)
  • 1 handful of fresh strawberries
  • 2 tablespoons of local honey (also from the McAreavey farm)
  • 2 cups plain yogurt (haven’t quite made the jump to the Greek stuff. no matter how much Torin likes it, it’s still just sour cream to me)
  • a little bit of orange juice
  • 3 handfuls of ice cubes
  • 1 Tablespoon of freshly ground flax seed (don’t tell the kiddos!)

Dragonflies on a Flooded Dirt Road

11 Jul 2010 1 Comment

by joebart in nature, video Tags:

A fortunate wrong turn on my way home from Madison last week brought me to this. I didn’t try crossing it, but did sit a while on this thin strip of gravel that seemed like a firm raft in the center of two sloughs becoming one.

Really enjoyed the thousands of busy soul-blue dragonflies. Always been fascinated by them, and can watch them for long stretches. They just seem to amaze me by defying gravity. Like they’re from the Cosmos Mystery Area.

It reminded me of a verse I wrote a couple years ago while sitting in a field watching a few of those magic little guys with wonder.

Here’s a short video I shot on the flooded dirt road. I found it a nice little meditation. Plug in some earbuds, turn the sound up, and watch the video as big as you can with good resolution. Put everything out of your mind, let it rest. Relax your whole body, then feel all of your body with your mind… Give it a go. Become the peace in the soft summer breeze. It’ll only take half a minute.

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