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Aug 9, 2011 by birdsong

Nature’s Cauldron Farm is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills, at the edge of a large amount of backcountry leading into high...

Jul 31, 2011 by birdsong

I sent out my August newsletter to the natural dye CSA shareholders yesterday, and it is full of good, basic information about...

Jul 28, 2011 by birdsong

Friends who have been following my CSA start-up’s progress will recall that Jan offered to give me all her madder roots, if I...

Jul 1, 2011 by birdsong

The garden got some drenching rain three days ago, something very unusual for the end of June in these parts. I was happily...

Jun 16, 2011 by birdsong

Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) is one of the harbingers of spring in most parts of the US, and grows well in many temperate regions. It...

Jun 5, 2011 by birdsong

Actually, there really IS no such thing if you live here in Northern California… at least not until my two Camellia sinensis...