Almond Bloom 2017
Despite the overcast weather the first opened almond blossom appeared today. Which makes this the same bloom day as in …
Tag Archives: farming
Samhain, Harvests and Halloween
A partial excerpt from Wikipeida: Samhain (pronounced /ˈsɑːwɪn/ SAH-win or /ˈsaʊ.ɪn/ SOW-in, Irish pronunciation: [sˠaunʲ]) is a Gaelic festival marking the …
In Case You Missed It
I was interviewed as part of the “Wine Chat” series at The Wine Culturist in June.
No Bees But Some Almonds
I did not see bees when our almond trees bloomed early this year. But apparently, and despite that, some flowers …
Farmers Markets -vs- Supermarkets
Interesting discussion about food shopping at the expat.com forum. My view on one side topic in the forum, regarding farmers …
Nut Season: Walnuts
In addition to our vineyards, we also have orchards on our land. Both fruit and nut orchards. The fall is …
Nut Season: Chestnuts
In addition to our vineyards, we also have orchards on our land. Both fruit and nut orchards. The fall is …
Replanting a Wine Vine
In the Tales of Two Properties series, new wine vines were planted. But some did not survive their first year. …
Another Tramp Abroad 
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