This morning I helped a neighbor cut wood on his saw mill.
In two hours we went through 3 logs, cutting and stickering cedar siding boards for his upcoming house build. I’ve made a short video that I posted on my telegram channel, since videos don’t seem to post well here.
He’s been letting me forage through his off-cuts for a few years now each spring to make more garden beds. My garden is on a slope, so each year I’ve added another row of terraced beds.
This year I’m making a 40’ long bed for berries. Most of my berries have been in pots for a few years, waiting for me to decide where to put them permanently.
My land is pie-shaped, so some of the beds end up being odd-shaped. This new bed will be for squash and pumpkins. I’m filling the new beds permaculture-lasagna style: cardboard collected from neighbors, wood scraps, not-quite-done compost, screened dirt, then top dressed with purchased soil.
How’s your garden going this year?