Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this post we share more photos from Elizabeth F. Gamble House & Gardens in Palo Alto, California.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn this post we share the thought process we went through as we selected trees for a backyard remodel project.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn this post we share some of our favorite moments from the property from fall 2023.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this post we share photos from Clearview Orchards, Watsonville, California, United States of America.
Clearview Orchards is a local certified organic farm that sits on 10-acres in the rolling hills of Watsonville.
This family owned-and-operated orchard opens to the public during September and October, and visitors can pick Fuji, Gala, Honeycrisp, Mutsu, Jonagold and Granny Smith apples straight from the trees. The general stores sells baked goods (e.g., apple turnovers, apple bread), lavender products, local honey, soaps, gourds, squashes, brussel sprouts and fresh-pressed apple juice (a must try!)
A visit to Clearview Orchards would make for a lovely continuation to time in Santa Cruz or Capitola, California, a mere three miles away.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this post we share photos from Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo, Palo Alto, California, United States of America.
This interactive museum is a space where children participate in hands-on learning activities to explore natural phenomena like gravity, inertia, force, motion, balance, energy, states of matter, electricity, and magnetism.
The attached zoo & netted aviary has a peacock roaming about, a climbable treehouse that overlooks the animals, an underwater tunnel and nooks to hide, and close-proximity to flamingos, macaws, meerkats and other animals. This whimsical setting makes for a wonder-filled experience.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs spring comes to an end and summer begins, we share some of our favorite images from around the property.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs spring comes to an end and summer begins, we share some of our favorite images from around the property.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this post we share photos from Filoli Historic House & Gardens, Woodside, California, USA.
Filoli Historic House & Gardens was built in 1917 as a private residence and was later turned over to National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1975 for the public to enjoy.
This stunning country estate sits on 654 acres in California’s northern coastal range. Visitors can spend an afternoon meandering through a 54,000 square foot Georgian revival-style mansion, 16 acres of exquisite English Renaissance gardens, a 6.8-acre Gentleman’s Orchard, and hundreds of acres of Natural Lands with 5 distinct ecosystems and a 1-mile Estate Trail (Filoli, 2023).
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this post we share a brief history of the tomato, photos of our own effort to plant and maintain a variety of tomatoes, and a recipe for avocado toast.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn 2021 our focus is ongoing care and maintenance of what we began last year. We will highlight our thoughts from ideation to production, our observations, learnings and photos as the year progresses.
In 2021 our focus is ongoing care and maintenance of what we began last year. We will highlight our thoughts from ideation to production, our observations, learnings and photos as the year progresses.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCalifornia’s cyclone bomb and atmospheric river (the convergence of two storms) brought about floods, high winds and rains to the Bay Area. Our beloved Oak Tree toppled due to the high winds.
In 2021 our focus is ongoing care and maintenance of what we began last year. We will highlight our thoughts from ideation to production, our observations, learnings and photos as the year progresses.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis is a list of activity recommendations for Monterey, California, USA.
Continue your tour of California’s coast by stopping through Monterey, California, named one of Expedia’s “Most Scenic West Coast Cities” in 2018. Just two hours south of San Francisco, and five hours north of Los Angeles, the city’s National Marine Sanctuary, Spanish-era adobes and John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row are sure to delight visitors.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs spring flowers bloom, we share some of our favorite images from around the property.
Reading Time: 5 minutesCalifornia state’s 2020 stay-at-home orders had us shift our plans from travel to working on an at-home permaculture effort.
In 2021 our focus is ongoing care and maintenance of what we began last year. We will highlight our thoughts from ideation to production, our observations, learnings and photos as the year progresses.