We Are Here...Where Is the Green Stuff?

Yes, we are here three days and are ready to start our projects.  Those first two days were not good for much except dream chasing which I exploited to the fullest.  We arrived early in the Saturday morning ready to drop which I unceremoniously did, then it was Sunday, the day of rest, so I rested in the truest meaning of the word. Then thinking we could buy things and get started Monday, we found out it was Pungal, an Indian holiday, and all the shops are closed so we "reluctantly" took advantage of the down time to relax. However, we have not been completely lazy these past couple days but we have formulated a couple prospective projects, each presenting itself with its peculiar problems.  Nothing comes easy especially in India.  We are going to start a couple of garden and see if we cannot coax anything to grow in this red barren dirt. We have thought to start an herb garden here.What do you think?

Yea! it is right next to the goat farm which does not smell as bad as you might think...well definitely not as as bad as some ol' feed lot in Nebraska! That brings up the other project problem on our list. In order to sustain the bountiful produce that might spring up, maybe a little less spontaneously than hoped for, we need  lots of good organic fertilizer.  Humm.  THE GOATS!! what a wonderful idea and here is their contribution...                                                        The only problem is that this goat dung is adamant about not decomposing naturally like all civilized dung does.  Luckily we have a worm farm (I know it sounds funny but it is quite amazing).  These slimy wrigglers convert our atrocious goat dung and dead dirt into usable organic matter. 

So now we have some material to work with, where are the plants? It now being Tuesday we were able to buy our first plants today and of course since Katie holds the purse strings she had the first and last say in the choosing of the plants. No one who knows her will be suprised to know she bought herbs.  Stevia, peppermint, eucalyptus, rosemary, thyme, lemon grass, and cinnamon were her choice of herbs.  By the way, me and the other grazers agree that stevia makes a great choice for dessert.  Just pick a leaf and chew on it...Yumm!


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