Allow the memories Deep in your skin Tomorrow is yesterday So live buddy, live Enjoy today and set aside the time to remember our brother's and sisters that aren't here to enjoy it with us.

Tesing our soils is an important step to understand what inputs our site needs. This is the results from the jar shake method. It is used to determine the type and percentages of sediment, in layers, that our soils have.

How is everyone doing? It's quiet right now but things will start rolling soon. I'd like to an idea of where you all are at, what you're currently doing to manage your health and well being, and what your growing. It's important to establish a benchmark at the beginning of any endeavor to realize the progress of change over time. This is true for working out and for gardening or agriculture. Keeping a record of progress will give us a tool we can use to monitor imbalances that may arise and allow us to make necessary adjustments along the way. Have a productive day and remember to allow periods of rest and reflection.

The work we put in pays off. This is observed in natural systems everywhere we look. Birds build bests to provide shelter for eggs and ultimately their offspring. Trees, through their processes, provide purified air that allows life to continue. Animals gather and store resources when they're available for use when they're not. What work are you putting in that benefits the daily, the short term, as well as the long term?

One thing that most folks encounter as they start to practice permaculture is a feeling of being overwhelmed with information. Principles, cycles, patterns, water, earthworks, soil food webs, mycology, natural relationships, and all the other aspects can seem daunting and even scary. This leaves most afraid of getting it wrong and slows or even prevents movement forward. I felt the same way starting out. I felt like I had to do it all right away, the right way, or I would mess it all up and have to start over. What I've learned is that all those feelings are important and are just part of the process. They can either fuel momentum or stall out. What we have to consider is that everything begins and everything ends. I teach to start small so that the mistakes that are made are small. This ensures that we build understanding and allows room for experimentation along the way. Remember that these lessons are a framework, not dogma. Nature abides by it's own rules and follows it's own time line. To work with nature is to work within it's capacity.