Work
Twelve projects, grouped by what they ask of the land. Some are productive. Some are experiments. All of them are documented.
Water & Terrain
Slope, seep, and where the water wants to go.
Soil & Carbon
What is put back into the ground, and how it stays there.
03
A day per batch
Biochar
Charcoal, buried on purpose, for the next thousand years.
04
Three years to shade
Silvopasture
Pasture with a canopy — trees and livestock on the same ground, on purpose.
05
Two weeks per cycle in warm weather
Black Soldier Flies
An insect that turns kitchen waste into chicken feed and compost, in about two weeks.
Biochar
Charcoal, buried on purpose, for the next thousand years.
04
Three years to shade
Silvopasture
Pasture with a canopy — trees and livestock on the same ground, on purpose.
05
Two weeks per cycle in warm weather
Black Soldier Flies
An insect that turns kitchen waste into chicken feed and compost, in about two weeks.
Stock & Yield
Animals small enough to be part of the household.
06
A season of routine before it feels easy
Goat Milk
A dairy small enough to be a household, and good enough to be worth the morning.
07
Two seasons of training per animal
Pack Goats
Four legs, no engine, and a trail that stays open to anyone.
08
Immediate
Guinea Pigs
The smallest livestock on the parcel, and the only one that fits under a desk.
Goat Milk
A dairy small enough to be a household, and good enough to be worth the morning.
07
Two seasons of training per animal
Pack Goats
Four legs, no engine, and a trail that stays open to anyone.
08
Immediate
Guinea Pigs
The smallest livestock on the parcel, and the only one that fits under a desk.
Light & Energy
What the sun does, and what we can do with wood.
Enquiry & Gathering
The questions we cannot finish, and the people we ask them with.
