In this week's tour...I'm fortunate enough to have Pachee @thegiftofself... join me! She has usually been working when I've made previous tours...but was off today..and our parents watched River so we could share the forest with you. Enjoy the FULL VIDEO tour above.
Below...you can see the urban neighborhood we live in. It's a desert region...that rises up the meet the mountains above us. All the land you can see in the first image below has been in our family for a generation. Only in the last two decades...has it been sold....for home sites. We feel a deep connection to this land!
One of my and pachee's daily rituals..is meeting in the garden...and walking around together to see... how things are changing and growing. FEELING IT ALL! It's heaven on earth for us...and an honor to share it with you. We focus this week on many of the medicinal herbs growing on the 1/4 acre urban lot. We have spliced so many in through the years...it's almost hard to capture them all in...one video....but we try!
For those interested in learning more about how to emulate this in your urban sprawl....we recommend the work of Toby Hemenway. His two books....are a beautiful works of art! Quite a legacy...he left us city dwellers!!!!
"Gaia's Garden", second edition: https://www.amazon.com/Gaias-Garden-Guide-Home-Scale-Permaculture/dp/1603580298/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527958799&sr=8-1&keywords=toby+hemenway
and ..."The Permaculture City" https://www.amazon.com/Permaculture-City-Regenerative-Suburban-Resilience/dp/1603585265/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1527958799&sr=8-2&keywords=toby+hemenway
So many members of the Raw Utah tribe...that make this food forest function...and possible. From pre-inception....as my grandparents....found and were care-takers of the land the house now sits on ....to my parents...who have helped with the home and food forest...in so so so many ways. To our current generation...of siblings who help unseen constantly...and my beloved pachee...who has been here by my side daily...running on a decade now......to our baton passing...to our son's generation. We feel so blessed to be a part of this tribe!!!! So blessed to share it with ALL of YOU...here on Steemit! Thanks for tagging along this week...and this growing season!!! We appreciate....ALL OF YOU!!!!
Medicinal Trees/shrubs/vines:
Elderberry
Mimosa tree (albizia)
Spruce
Pine
Juniper Berry
Desert Bird of Paradise
Ginkgo
Goji Berry
Honeysuckle
Roses
Jasmine
Moringa
Herbs:
Catnip
Tulsi
Mullein
French, English and Spanish Lavender
Nasturtium
Mallow
Lambsquarters
Dandelion
Plantain
Peppermint
Lemongrass
Ginger
Turmeric
Globe Artichoke
Jerusalem Artichoke
San Pedro
Shizandra
Bay Leaf
Common Sage
Russian Sage
Lemon Balm
Chamomile
Dill
Cilantro
Parsley
Oregano
Rosemary
Lemon Verbena
Calendula
Aloe Vera
Comfrey
Tansy
Mugwort
Nettle Leaf
Fruit trees/shrubs/vines:
Grapes
Cherries
Plums
Peaches
Pluerries
Nectiplum
Nectarine
Aprums
Apricot
Pluots
Pears
Apples
Mulberries
Figs
Almond
Seabuckthorn
Pomegranate
Date Palms
Kiwi
Avocado
Papaya
Melons
Sapote
Sugar Cane
Cherimoya
Strawberry
Pineapple guava
Blood red orange
Lemon
Aside from what's growing in the food forest this week....we show you some of the hard-scaping...we are doing right now. The local flagstone....was finally acquired....to create the pathway along the back of the home. Local volcanic cinders were scooped....to cover our pathways...that wind around the food forest...and river rock...for use in our stream...that will run down the backyard. LOTS of ACTION this week!!! Hard to capture it ALL!!! :)
The volcanic cinder lay on top...of deeply mulched wood pathways. They retain moisture...and feel incredible to walk on!!!! These are pathways...like we see in the canyons nearby. Sandy...and retaining lots of moisture!
Thanks for cruising a long...on the video and photo tour this week!!! We will be back again in one week....to share the changes in our little forest here in S. Utah!!!!
CHEERS STEEMIT!
I continue to learn so much from your posts. Thank you!
you guys are so cool!! so good to see both of you on film together- loved it!!! :) love how you both complement one another so well in your amazing, abundant, beautiful, inspiring, noteworthy food forest!!! way to go! keep being an incredible example!! also, loved the view of the mimosa and alllll the types of tobacco you're growing! ini and i had to laugh, too, when you mentioned needing to wet down- we can totally relate ;) we're constanly wet lately and loving the shade. thanks for all you do and are <3 <3 <3
also, how is pachee's account doing? ever figure that out?
our twins...in the ozarks!!!!!!!!! :) thanks soooo much ya'll!!!! each word you type..is like a sprinkle of love....in our hearts!!!! so so felt and appreciated!!!!! truly...thank you both!! we are still trying to get pachee's account back up. just automated responses from steemit...when we have written them. we are waiting patiently. we thought maybe...steem chat...might offer some leads. lol...these early days of the steem blockchain. i'm sure we will all look back and laugh at these times. it took me three weeks...just to get approved for steemit. it took her 4. she really wants to get back on....and misses posting. i miss her too!!!! my team mate!!!! thanks for checking in on her. hoping she gets her account back SOON!
hey...just in case i haven't typed it yet. ya'll are our favorite place on the steem blockchain!!! diggin' the one vlog a day...and ALL the content you guys are putting out. my goodness!!!!!!!! INSPIRED!
stay wet ya'll!!! we will too! :)
Something beautiful and very reconcile :)
Have fun! Aloha 👍
aloha sister!!! :)
Aloha Brother and greetings for my beautiful sister 👌
Aloha Brother 👌
thanks sister seha!!!!!!!! i'm fascinated with persian gardens. the idea..and very word of paradise! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_gardens
"From the time of the Achaemenid Empire, the idea of an earthly paradise spread through Persian literature and example to other cultures, both the Hellenistic gardens of the Seleucid Empire and the Ptolemies in Alexandria. The Avestan word pairidaēza-, Old Persian *paridaida-,[note 1] Median *paridaiza- (walled-around, i.e., a walled garden), was borrowed from Semitic: Akkadian pardesu (in Semitic it means cool weather, shaded place), variants of the Akkadian word found its way into Greek Ancient Greek: παράδεισος, translit. parádeisos, then rendered into the Latin paradīsus, and from there entered into European languages, e.g., French paradis, German Paradies, and English paradise. It also evolvedTemplate:29 January 2018 in Semitic languages, such as Hebrew (pardes), and Arabic (firdaws).[3]
As the word expresses, such gardens would have been enclosed. The garden's purpose was, and is, to provide a place for protected relaxation in a variety of manners: spiritual, and leisurely (such as meetings with friends), essentially a paradise on earth. The Common Iranian word for "enclosed space" was *pari-daiza- (Avestan pairi-daēza-), a term that was adopted by Christian mythology to describe the garden of Eden or Paradise on earth.[4]
The garden's construction may be formal (with an emphasis on structure) or casual (with an emphasis on nature), following several simple design rules. This allows a maximization, in terms of function and emotion, of what may be done in the garden."
wow- never knew that connection before!! thank you for sharing!!! :) you're certainly doing this!!!
Thank you for putting all of this great information together, very useful!!
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