our new apiary is underway. we started with a open piece of pasture and have gotten here in about 2 weekends. took about 6,000 lbs of shale shoveled by hand. all that's left to do now is string the electric wire (bear country), hook up the solar setup, and transport our hives from our current apiary.

this site has a very slight slope so at west end of the yard we've created a large raised bed from the soil and sod we had to excavate from the site. this bed will act as a sponge, absorbing any water runoff and will provide moisture to whatever we end up planting there (most likely a native wildflower mix.)

#permaculture #homestead #beekeeping @winduptoy

#introduction
My husband and I (and our dog, of course) make our agrarian adventures in the Appalachian mountains where we raise honey bees, coturnix quail, vegetables and fruits, microgreens, and more. We have a lovely rescue rabbit we adore, named Siegfried, who keeps us well-stocked with some of nature's best fertilizer.

Formerly Tickfoot on another server I took a long (and refreshing) social media hiatus and am excited to meet like-minded folks on here again.

#homestead #gardening #beekeeping #permaculture

I also thought this was a very cool bit of circular repurposing - the herb roots grow in a mat within the #hydroponic tube, which they peel out to clean the tubes when the crops have finished. They dry them off and then use them to grow #microgreens on, then eventually the whole thing gets composted.

#Permaculture

I love the ideas and principles of permaculture.

I also can't help seeing how it plays out around me as somewhat resembling a pyramid scheme: go on a permaculture course, .... some time later.... start offering permaculture courses. Oops!

Am I being unfair? Do you see this pattern emerge too?

#Permaculture

The next day Laureleen invited us to visit her familys place 12km further.
Imagine a huge oasis, a #permaculture garden with greenhouses built into the ground😍 An innovative concept to benefit from the earth's temperature regulation capability. The built in #aquaponics create a tropical climate to grow a diverse assortment of eatable plants. Melon, cucumber, pumkin, even passionfruit climbing towards the ceiling, delicious strawberrys, salad etc covering the soil.
#cycling #BikeTooter #france