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Urban Goat Keeping 101
Sunday, March 6th 2-3:30pm  Free!! If you are curious about raising goats in an urban setting, come and ask us any questions you may have.  We will cover the basics of food, shelter, health and city regulations.   Hollywood Library 4040 NE Tillamook St. Portland OR 97212 For more info email: sowingcirclefarm@gmail.com
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Eat more plants!
And see this film http://nwveg.org/forksoverknives.php
Jan 6th
Family road trips
The yard at Future Farm is not ready for animals.  Poisonous plants and random sharp objects litter the yard, and there is no barn, pond, or stable fencing.  For all of these reasons the animals have been living elsewhere since October. During the holidays some of their caretakers were away visiting family so the animals were shuffled back and forth between their old home and a temporary...
Jan 3rd
eleven
It’s amazing what a little paint can do.  The front room of Future Farm was a flavorless bubble gum pink…. Not anymore. Here’s to fresh starts, happy new year!
Jan 2nd
December 2010
6 posts
Hope you like it, we made it!
I would list all of the amazing things we are making right now for our friends and family members, but I am pretty sure that those same people are the only ones who will read this.  So you’ll have to just wait and see.
Dec 24th
sheet mulching
You don’t need to be this specific. All of the resources you need are free and abundant if you live in a city.  There are coffee shops EVERYWHERE that are happy to give you bucket loads of coffee grounds (nitrogen).  Cardboard (carbon) is also all over the place, especially behind grocery stores or in your neighbors recycling bins.  Bags of leaves (mulch) are being placed on the curb free...
Dec 16th
chores
Today we spent most of the day gathering pieces of wood stove piping and accessories so that tomorrow we can poke a hole in the roof of our Airstream and heat it with wood for the rest of the winter. Then we all wandered around the field for a while trying to decide on the best place to put the barn. The goats, ducks and turkey blankly watch us coming and going. 
Dec 16th
deadlines abound
Cleaning, sewing, drawing, writing….  I just want to go to the movies.
Dec 5th
full plate
Yesterday: Goat milking and chimney sweeping on Sumner St,  cleaning up after people to get ready for the new tenants at future farm, meeting with grant making organizations, illustrating a childrens book, lunch with dear friends, nap, grant writing and a little bit of sewing…. I googled “abundance” and found this image from: The Abundance Handbook Published by Grow...
Dec 3rd
I didn’t know you read my blog….
Dec 2nd
November 2010
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It's Official
We are now allowed to use the word “Permaculture” in any of our business ventures. Stacking credentials.
Nov 23rd
Tools?
So many things were misplaced during the move.
Nov 12th
Back on track!
It’s been a month now and we have finally started to settle in to our new location.  Oh my god, there is so much work to do.
Nov 11th
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