60° N Permaculture

12.05.13 Grävsta, Järna, Sweden

Classroom yurt, 92”, 1:05am

Shaun as photographer, I just helped him navigate my camera settings.

26.04.2013 Slow Food’s plot, Annala Helsinki

And everyone’s favorite- strawberries. We plan on dividing these and hauling many back to Kaapeli’s rooftop garden. I will post photos from our work day setting that up later this week.

26.04.2013 Slow Food’s plot, Annala Helsinki

Other Alliums doing their thing as well.

26.04.2013 Slow Food’s plot, Annala Helsinki

Chives are unstoppable- and quite tasty this early in the season.

26.04.2013 Slow Food’s plot, Annala Helsinki

Remember my common grief regarding allotments? Yeah, that is bare soil in the other plots. So our plot (and our neighbor’s) became havens for spiders and other insects to overwinter in. Our entire garden is teeming with hundreds of spiders.

26.04.2013 Slow Food’s plot, Annala Helsinki

I had no idea that lavender would survive a Finnish winter- I guess all I had to do was ask because apparently that is common knowledge. Anyway, I was happy to see them return with gusto.

I should have switched to a different lens for this shot since background is a bit too busy.

26.04.2013 Slow Food’s plot, Annala Helsinki

Missed the focus by a long shot on this one. Wanted the tulips… Anyway- the tulips are hold overs from the previous owner. They are emerging all over the plot with no regards to my pathways :)

The blurry blob to the right is anise if I remember correctly.

26.04.2013 Slow Food’s plot, Annala Helsinki

Thyme getting an early start on the season.

26.04.2013 Slow Food’s plot, Annala Helsinki

Pulling back the layer of mulch near the access path reveals that we have a healthy soil food web- fungi included.