Monthly Archives: March 2010

The queen bee is piping in the hive

March 29, 2010 | By Margaret Sloan | Comments (7)

Last week when we opened Veronica’s hive (at left) to inspect, we were amazed to hear a high, shrill, loud whining. Zzzeeeeeeeeeee! Zzzzeeeeeee!  Zzzzeeeeeee! Zzzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeeeeee! It sounded exactly like a queen bee piping, or, anyhow, exactly like they sound in YouTube files on the internet. Up until now, I’ve never heard any real-life bees make noises like this. It was [...]

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Team Cow: Mission Possible?

March 26, 2010 | By Margo True | Comments (9)

Remember Adelaide, the adorable Jersey cow we found for milking–and then couldn’t, because of her infection? Ever since, Team Cow has been on a mission to find another cow.  We contacted the city of Menlo Park to see whether we could have one here at Sunset, just for kicks. The surprising answer: Yes, as long as we have enough space [...]

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A Chicken-Loving Town

March 25, 2010 | By Margo True | Comments (4)

One more reason to love Portland: It has a chicken tour! Every summer, chicken-owners in Portland open up their yards to the public. It’s called Tour de Coops and happens in July. Even more amazing, it’s been going on for SEVEN YEARS. If you go, you can enter to win one of two handsome little coops–”made by local coop designers.” [...]

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Changing it up in the test garden

March 19, 2010 | By Johanna Silver | Comments (4)

The test garden is divided into 6 sections that constantly change into new garden vignettes. Our sunniest spot is, at this point, perpetually devoted to edibles. My predecessor, Ryan Casey, did a fabulous job setting up the section for the One Block Diet 3 summers ago. See how he tied string between posts to keep a guideline of the edge [...]

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