Although the permaculture project fell through on Eagle Oak Ranch due to lack of interest from the investor, a lot of production went on. This was a 6000 sq. ft. greenhouse that was all tricked out and never used for any commercial endeavors. Winter crops were germinating in here including broccoli, kale, lettuce, chard, mustard, and many others.
While on the ranch many of the mares were foaling, this philly unfortunately lost her mother after birth and we had to take care of her for a little while. Benito (left) and Tido (center) were hard workers and became good friends, not to mention they were great with the horses. Feisty was one of the strongest babies of the bunch, and the cutest. It was fun to get to use my rusty Spanish again!
Here I am laying out the infrastructure on a field. Swales were dug on contour in a combination with hugelkultur underneath the berms. Compost had begun to be added to the plot with curvy pathways. Twice on the ranch I had been given permission and the go-ahead to begin construction of swales in two different spots, yet after many days of extensive labor the project was terminated. Permaculture promotoes pattern recognition as a means to saving energy. I did not start swale building a third time.
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