Mud Brick Palace Back to Basics - Week 32, Yr 2

Wow, a Back to Basics before 9:30

Sowing seed or Planting -

Sowing

• 60 Mariconi Capsicum
• 8 Manzano Chili - Red Spear
• 7 Manzano Chili - Red Box
• 28 Capsicum - Banana
• 16 Eggplant - Early Long Purple
• 16 Capsicum - Mixed Italian Fryers
• 16 Eggplant - Casper
• 8 Luffa
  

Planting out

• 10 White Vienna Kohl Rabi
• 15 Assorted Leeks
  

Maintenance

• small amounts of spot weeding, lots more to go
  

Planning for The Future -

• Weekly work plan
• Menu Plan
• Done mental timeline to ensure that the orders I am accepting will be ready for first week in Nov, now just need to commit it to paper
  

Working for the Future -

• Launched new business
• Created a flyer to ensure make it easy to give out contact details
• Got the hot box up and running for the season
• Bought hothouse and enlisted help to set it up
• Talking to lots of people to ensure that the word about the new business starts getting out in the community
  

Building Community -

• Met MrsB at a local fair trade Cafe in Belgrave, Earthly Pleasures
  
• Helped to build wicking beds out at Windana
• Attended Yarra Valley Permaculture meeting
• Sent out a book suggestion and recipe to a fellow blogger
  

Learn a new Skill -

• Playing with a spelt Turkish bread recipe, it's getting close but not quite there yet
  

Participant Posts
TheCrone @The Crone At Wits End - Saturday July 24th
The Crone has been busy this week planting seeds in both the garden and her community. More broad beans have gone in the ground and with two Pot luck dinners under her belt her world is skipping toward Spring.

Cait @ Caitlyn Nicholas - Saturday July 24th
For this first update Cait's family have been settling back into the school routine and dispensing advice and care packages all over the neighbourhood. She has a focus on overall wellness this year and by all accounts is making progress in both the areas of awareness as well as physical results.