Here are some of the things we’ve been up to this Spring…
These caterpillars who eventually become moths are spreading into Norther Spain and France from the south, killing off coniferous forests with alarming speed.
My hand foraged wild rosemary is a particularly sustainable way to enjoy this powerful Mediterranean herb because there is no agriculture involved, no intensive farming, and no heavy machinery. It is beyond organic, having grown in an absolutely natural environment with only the natural rainfall for water and the beautiful Spanish sunshine to power its growth.
I have put my rescued Guinea Pigs to work on the farm, helping them to help us help them more!
For three years now, our farm has remained unploughed. Whilst neighbouring farmers continue to pulverise their soil into dust up to four times a year we have followed a different path allowing the weeds and grasses to grow.
This month we were lucky enough to welcome some very special birds to our homestead (bringing our total to 11). These laying hens have survived horrific abuse and near death…
This year has been a very dry year and possibly as a result I’ve noticed a surge in butterflies flitting around and depositing their eggs all over my garden. Big fat juicy caterpillars have been munching their way through my broccolis and cabbages to the point where I have had to take action.
We recently started work on an earthbag dome house, because its not like were busy enough, and we were lucky enough to have Marta along as a volunteer on the project. As well as working on the house Marta found time to film and edit an entire YouTube series on our crazy project!
liveable and we can finally start doing some of those crazy projects we dreamed of being able to do. We could have dug a small nature pond or planted a few fruit trees, but no, instead we decided to build another house!!!
We’ve just got back from our second time at the local market and the Extranjeros Community Stall did great!