Rachel Butler's Blog – June 2010 Archive (5)

When I first heard the words "fruit forest" it made me think of some fairy-filled magical land with the branches of the trees bowing, heavy with fruit. Magical and wonderful. Kind of how I remember my grandpa Butler's garden. It was filled with orange, grapefruit, loquat, kumquat, banana, papaya and mulberry trees. I'm sure I've missed a tree or two in there somewhere...oh yeah, peach.



Now, as an adult, I sometimes get strange looks when I stop by a mulberry tree on Ladybird Lake (Town… Continue

An interesting, unusual, unique opportunity for Gardeners, Sustainability Folks, the Green Team, the Environmentally-minded, and their children, grandchildren,.....parents, grand-parents and friends. Come and see for yourself - Saturday, June 19. See Nationally acclaimed photographer, Chris Jordan's Beautiful, Powerful, Moving, Alarming Photo Exhibit of the Waste Stream in America at the Austin Museum of Art - Downtown at…

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This past weekend, I had the wonderful opportunity of meeting Steven Hebbard and learning more about The Karpophoreō Project.





What I didn't know when I met Steven was that he is quite the ham on camera! I wanted to share his most recent video on the Tomato Worm!



Great stuff and please, please check out and support The Karpophoreō Project. Also take some… Continue

I can't say it better than Brad Stufflebeam from Home Sweet Farm:



Our hearts go out to the McAfee family at Barr Manision who had a fire yesterday at their organic ball room, destroying the unique timber frame building. True champions of local/organic food! Our community stands by them to help.…

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According to the United States EPA, yard trimmings and food residuals together constitute 26 percent of the U.S. municipal solid waste stream. That's a lot of waste to send to landfills when it could become useful and environmentally beneficial compost instead! Sometimes it's hard to know how to get started! Here is a quick guide to getting started!… Continue