Agastache foeniculum Anise Hyssop | Prairie Moon Nursery

Agastache foeniculum Anise Hyssop | Prairie Moon Nursery:



"Anise Hyssop has very showy flowers, fragrant foliage and seems to be of little interest to deer. It self-seeds readily and often blooms the first year. New seedlings are hardy and can be transplanted easily. It's a bee, hummingbird, and butterfly magnet and makes an excellent addition to herb gardens, borders, perennial gardens, and prairies. When the leaves of the Anise Hyssop are crushed they smell like licorice and have been used to make tea and cold remedies.  Other common names in use: Lavender Hyssop or Blue Giant Hyssop" It is not particularly frost sensitive but may have some die back.  It is looks ratty you can cut them back strongly and they will bust out in the spring again.

difficult to germinate, cold stratify 30 days, surface sow and bottom water

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Children's Garden Ideas

Below was first offered and published on our facebook

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As a summer project at Oasis Community Farm we will be working on creating a sensory garden and learning space for school groups and a space where we can host weekend workshops geared towards kids and families.

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Below are random images to inspire ideas for future projects in and about the garden.

Here is a themed sculpture garden piece that connects the tactile to the dinner table a connection that many people in the modern world do not make

As  you know rubber tires are forever so they may as well be forever beautiful and something to play on and plant stuff in.

This is an example of a project that Arlo and Marina and have been thinking about for some time.  It is simply done by using cutting from our willow bog and then irrigating them until they sprout.  Planted in late winter they will look like this by April and May.



One of my favorites.  We did fairy houses in the back yard of our old Jungle Vibes store in Petaluma.



A gate is an symbolic entry to place -- a child size gate would be perfect.



Color is important and participation can create a lasting sense of value, enhancing learning.  A picket fence like this is infinitely expandable and prettier than a name plate.



This one seems quite ambitious but it reminds me of a play garden built around a water feature at the Hopland Solar Living Institute grounds.  Plans for water recycling and serene water features are already under way at Oasis.  Perhaps in the future we can extend the that infrastructure to the children's area.

Bikemore

This is a great organization and one of their project is Meals on 2 Wheel and this could be a model for us to use as it collaborates with bike activists and the young.  We also have bike shops that may get involved in the program and many service organizations that can help refer clientele.  We are in conversations with several local caterers and local service groups on the idea of connecting farmers directly to people who need meals.

All Work — Bikemore:



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Petunias

https://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/flowers/growing-petunias/

An Agricultural Movement for People-to-People Reparations Puts Itself on the Map

This is a very interesting article with an interactive map showing location of projects involving ag and reparations

An Agricultural Movement for People-to-People Reparations Puts Itself on the Map:



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Artemisia Studios

This is our exiting new project in Reno
Artemisia Studios:



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Woods Rosa, Rosa woodsii

The Wild Garden: Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database:



 "At maturity, the Wood’s Rose can reach heights of 6’, but more commonly grow to 3’, with a spread of 3-6’. The leaves are alternate and pinnately compound, with five to nine serrated leaflets measuring ¼ - 21/2” long. The thorns of the Wood’s Rose are straight or slightly curved and tiny, only 1/5 – 1/3” long. The thorns are straighter and generally less troublesome than those of other roses, being less likely to tear skin and clothing.

The flowers of the Wood’s Rose are small, only 2-2 ½” wide, ranging in color from light to dark pink and smelling sweet and strong. The shrub is literally covered in blooms, and although each flower generally lasts for only one day, others follow quickly and the entire shrub blooms for many weeks.

After flowering, small, round fruit called hips form. The seed, which are covered in stiff hairs that can irritate the mouth and hands, are stored inside the fruit"

https://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_rowo.pdf

Feasting & Frolicking

DANCING  DINING  ♣︎  March 17 ♣︎ MUSIC  POETRY

6:00 - 10:00

L/Isa 

Lisa & Isa invite you to honor the Irish

Feasting & Frolicking

The Barn at Oasis Farm  

282 Skillman Lane, Petaluma

Please share this invitation with your friends 

Hot Spiced Irish Whiskey Tea ♣︎ Green Drinks

To begin..

Corned Beef & Cabbage Rolls

Wild Smoked Salmon Paté

Irish Cheddar & Green Apples

O'Guacamole

Petite pea Soup Sips

And then..

 Cleggan Bay Fish Stew

Spring Lamb Stew

Emerald Garden Loaf

Braised Cabbages

Colcannon

Irish Soda Bread 

Sweet finale.. 

Chocolate Stout Cake 

Irish Gingerbread   Pistachio Shortbread

Come with Libations, Limericks & Love!

$50.00

For more information & to RSVP go to   

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-saints-come-dancing-in-tickets-42728925366

A cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle.

~ Irish Proverb ~

Legal Structures for Intentional Communities in the United States

One of the long range projects here at Oasis goes beyond the physical of plant and sun and water in the usual permaculture effort to the social.  When one delves deeply into permaculture thought one finds that this is not new.  Community is indeed baked into sustainability.  We are very fond of the folks at Twin Oaks that wrote this article up and plan to feature a film that involves many communes across the country.  Here we are just introducing some nuts and bolt.

 Legal Structures for Intentional Communities in the United States:

Echinacea purpurea - Seed | Johnny's Selected Seeds

Echinacea purpurea - Seed | Johnny's Selected Seeds:



"Transplant (recommended): Sow 8-10 weeks before planting outside. Transplant into cell packs or larger containers after the first true leaves appear, 30-40 days after sowing the seed. Harden off and transplant outside in late spring or early summer.
Direct seed: Sow in spring when soil is warm, 65°F (18°C). Sow in groups of 3-4 seeds, 1/8" deep. Thin to one plant. Sow in the fall to allow the oscillating temperatures and natural rain to stimulate germination."



10-15 days at 70 degrees



spacing is 18-24 and it is a perennial that can be divided when they look crowded.  I may be best grown in a natural setting where grass may even occur.  Mow prior to left out as it will come up from root so you will have to watch them.  Otherwise can be grown in a bed and just wait to weed until leaf out.  They like rich soil.  I have 4000 seed






Seed germination occurs best with daily temperature fluctuations[4] or after stratification,[12] which help to end dormancy. Seeds may be started indoors in advance of the growing season or outdoors after the growing season has started. so perhaps can cook in day and out at night to get cold.

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