After a long rest through the winter, it is now time to rejuvenate Mother Earth and bring new life to this planet. As the death of fall starts to decompose, it releases nutrients for the living. The snow has brought sacred water to the land to cleans and quench it's thirst.
As we approach the spring equinox in 3 weeks, the shift from darkness to light makes itself known. The sun now fills the sky to bring its energy and warmth. It is the energy of the sun that will melt nearly two feet of snow and it is that same energy that my wife and I will work all summer to capture as much of it as we can. We use some technology to accomplish this task ...
but we always rely on what Mother Earth has provided for us all these generations. It has proven resilient, persistent and prosperous!
Our animals will help us capture the suns energy as well, so we all work together to bring forth life as the season is short and the winters are long and cold.
Now that a whole month of -30C wind chills is over, we emerge from our winter slumber, brush off our work gloves and we get to work. As a result, the land nourishes our bodies, shelters them and quenches our thirst. Our bodies are the land and as spiritual stewards, it is our job to protect the health and well being of the land for at least 7 generations.
Creator & Mother Earth, I thank you for another season and may your bounty provide all that we need. May this journey influence others to do the same as they realize how dependent they are on evil men. May we all work to bring peace into our relationships as we explore what it is like to be proper spiritual stewards of this planet. May we live in peace despite what is going on around us.
Ohhhhh, look at all those seeds!!! You have my full attention now!
Brrr... a whole month? We had a few weeks ourselves of below zero temps here too but the last few days has been in the 50's and I know Mother Nature is teasing me!
Ohhhhhh, Carey is just getting started. Soon I'll be putting up hanging shelves in front of every window in the Earthship and they will be all full of plants! We start the garden and greenhouse in the Earthship. When the Greenhouse is ready, then we move them out there. When the garden is ready then they find their final spot! Only way we could grow food when we only have 88 frost free days.
Same here! My kitchen is Plant Central from now until mid-April. But I got the thumbs-up from hubby to get a second greenhouse so I am super anxious! Two greenhouses means double the fun for me!
WOW! You have a much shorter growing season than me. I have from first of May until mid to late October.
Ya, we live in an area where we could get frost any time before mid June and any time after mid August. Some years are longer, but we did have one year that was much shorter. The greenhouse saved us that year. I would love to build a second greenhouse. We want to put our entire garden space under a greenhouse. Go all indoors!
You need a high tunnel then. That would be able to house fruit trees, plants, herbs and so much more. I love going to greenhouses and nurseries here and just looking at the structures; yeah, I am envious!
Yes, you are correct. We would want something like that! $10,000 for the size we want. I would have to power down to make that work! lol One day!
The approach of Spring... I can FEEL my energy begin to buzz at the thought. Good vibes!!
Gardening that far north would likely have brought me crawling to my knees as a gardener more than the Ozarks have...here its been tempered by the tradeoff of a month extra either side of summer...time to make mistakes while learning new ways.
Here's to a lovely Spring...may it be a year of abundance for all.
hugs!
Well said. May Creator and Mother Earth bless us all as we work directly with our relationship with both. As we get our hands dirty, may the lessons we learn this season be many and may we share them with others. Peace and prosperity to you and all those who take up the challenge of having a direct one-on-one relationship with life!
HEY! Hope you are actively on line. There is a problem You may already have spotted it. The RUSSIANS are here. No kidding.My Blog is all in Russian. And here on your post the instructions are all in Russian. What to do. Well, some kind of shit is hitting the fan, no doubt. Let me know what you find out.
I am here. If you go into your settings (click on your icon top right corner, then click on settings) you will find the top menu item which is language. Did that change on you? If so, you can select English. Let me know if you are able to repel the Russian invasion!
also, if you need to contact me, you can do it privately through www.discordapp.com. My id is WWF#2870
The language error reset itself. But thank you for the instructions. And now I've written down your discord id. Thanks. I do think it was a Russian hack though. They found out President Trump calls me several times a day for my guidance (which he rarely takes). Hang on....CBS news and the FBI are on my doorstep. Das devanya (means see ya later).
I am so blessed that Creator gave me another season to thank Him through my kind deeds with our fellow Spirtual brothers & sisters. YES, Spring is knocking at the door with it's full peak
Lets do wonders and spread Peace & Brotherhood to make this planet more and more beautiful, massive respect for you @wwf
May we all embrace the work that we are here to do. Bravo brother for walking the path.
I am really much obliged by the kind appreciation you always give :-)
And after 3 weeks we'll have another talk here... All our words will be about peace, freedom, and love...
The harshness of winter makes the beauty of spring.
And The harshness of life makes the beauty of the soul.
Mother Earth teaches us that we need some cruelty in order for our lives to be has a value.
Thank you my brother @wwf for spreading the peace here
We have just had a bout of snow in the UK. Unfortunately the whole country seems to come to a standstill at 3" of the stuff! haha Great to see your comment that the snow melting is bringing water to nourish the land, I remember my Grandad telling me once that snow was a natural fertiliser and ground prep for planting time :) I am getting really excited now to get my seeds ready for this year! Although my reality 'smallholding' is mainly pots in the yard and growing veg in any patch of soil I can find, my heart is still working on the homestead in my dreams that can provide for the whole family one day. Preparation is key! :)
lol. Yes, I know many places that seem to shut down with even a skiff of snow. It usually takes a foot or more to cause us grief.
I pray that your gardens work out well and that one day you find a way to have your vessel return to the land upon which is rightly deserves and belongs so that it can flourish in peace and prosperity.
Your posts always set me on a peaceful state, calm me down! The last 10 days we had a very cold - 25-30 degrees. More snow fell, than during the whole winter. Today comes spring. Nature begins to awaken, the sun shines brighter and warmer. I wish your family peace, may your efforts bear fruit)
Your message brings warmth to my heart knowing how much you value my work. Thank you. I share your thoughts and prayers in wishing you peace as well. My your efforts bear fruit, vegetables, clean water, fresh air, warm & dry shelter. Prosperity for all!
Amen.
Seeds!!!!!
We are waking up from the winters rest! Today the sun is shining! Birds are fluttering in the trees. Your blog excites me!!
Spring is coming!!
Will you have baby goats this year?
Yup. A few. Our first goat to kid out should be in a couple months. Glad spring is exciting you!
good post
Why? If this post moved you, then please share in what way! Engage and exchange thoughts and feelings. Add value to the work that is being done. Participate so that we can form relationships! Otherwise, why post two words? It means little to me and others.
very good story, my subconscious is carried away with your story
Spring has come Congratulations back after resting in winter
that's great reflection
How far north are you? I have so many questions about earthships! Did you build yours?
We live about 1 1/2 hours north of the city people normally called 'Edmonton' on the northern border of Treaty 6, a few miles south of the mighty Athabasca River and on the western bank of the Tawatinaw River.
OMG!! You are so ridiculously close to me!! I am in the small northern fringe town surrounding the City that the normies call Edmonton, named St.Albert! I have been looking at earthships for 5 years now and my wife and I are planning to build one north of Edmonton. I have so many questions about the construction and the usage of the earthship but I only want opinion from people who truly know the process and the structure intimately. It would be absolutely amazing if you feel like fielding some of these questions, especially since you live in the same neck of the woods!!
North of Edmonton build? Where abouts?
I am open to the idea. We live 100km north of St. Albert. What kind of questions do you have? I've posted a lot about our build already here on steemit. If you look through my blog, you could find them.
We are thinking somewhere just south of Westlock maybe. Have had an eye on land prices for a while so we are just waiting for the right land to open up. Looking for 80 or so acres, and there has to be a stream on it cause I am going to run a micro-hydro turbine for power. I want to maintain a natural 20-30 acre woodlot on it also.
I am going to go back and check out your posts! My questions are more about the insulation of the floor and the grey water system. I have the earthship books with all the details in them, but I think they are more for the Taos, NM area.
I grew up just south of Pickardville. I know the area well. We did not insulate the floor, just the walls and roof. Instead of gray water systems, I built a gray water pond to grow duck weed. My blog talks about some of that. But it also talks about temperatures, mistakes and other stuff like that. Feel free to go through the blog and if you still have questions, then feel free to ask. Peace to you.
Thx so much!!
this system of nature makes me amazed, how dry branches turn into green again in spring, the laws of nature are absolute