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Spring 2015

July 2, 2015 by Tao

The summer solstice has arrived and it's hard to believe the days will already be getting shorter, unfortunately though they keep getting hotter for another 2 weeks. The big story lines of this Spring...

Summer 2014

January 7, 2015 by Tao

We kicked off Summer with a solstice party that I may try to do on a regular basis. 'Midsummer Mayhem' as I called it featured a large bonfire, a pickup truck pool, lawn games, garlands, and me in loi...

Spring 2014

July 22, 2014 by Tao

The day after my last post we planted potatoes. Last week we harvested those potatoes. That's how erratic my blogging has become so I'm not going to go into detail about the almost 3 months in betw...

Earth Day Update

April 23, 2014 by Tao

It's a beautiful sunny day out here at Maya Creek and it seemed like a nice time to update everyone on the goings on with it being Earth Day and all. The Garden I'm a little surprised to report that i...

Water System Taking Shape

March 31, 2014 by Tao

My first volunteer of the season, Billy, arrived this past Thursday night from Louisiana. I haven't gotten the solar hot water collector or the rest of the basics of the common house water system up...

Sputtering towards Spring

February 27, 2014 by Tao

In between the unusual arctic blasts that continue to pummel the area I've been quietly preparing for the inevitable coming thaw. We're now back in another round of near record-low temperatures, but b...

Starting Onions from Seed

February 17, 2014 by Tao

*UPDATED: 2/26/14 DISCLAIMER: I've never actually tried to start seeds this exact way. I'll update this post when I see how effective it turns out to be. It's February 15, exactly 8 weeks before the a...

My Summer at Maya Creek

September 19, 2013 by Tao

*Written by Sydney My summer at Maya Creek is drawing to a close. The past three months have been an amazing opportunity to do things hands-on, experiment, and explore. I have had fun attempting a wid...

Adventures in Homesteading

June 17, 2013 by Tao

My summer-long volunteer, Syndey, arrived last week. She's a Wisconsin native who has just finished an engineering degree in California. She'll mainly be focusing on the food situation, maintainin...