Good Golly Farm

Artists as WorkForce

2011-09-01T13:59:00.000-07:00

compared to other US workers, “American artists tend to be better educated and more entrepreneurial….They are also 3.5 times more likely to be self-employed…"

Fun Story about my garden in Inside Arden Magazine

2011-04-06T08:21:00.000-07:00

Fun story about my garden in Inside Arden Magazine. (Unfortunately full PDF of issue, GGF on p. 36) Thanks Duffy!

Inside Arden April 2011

20 Questions that will CHANGE your life

2011-01-26T18:59:00.000-08:00

Questions that will CHANGE your life

Check out this Fantastic Paper Dress by Gary Harvey

2011-01-25T08:00:00.000-08:00

I sure wish I got the (pink) Financial Times

Management Skills are Different than Job Skills

2011-01-20T08:19:00.001-08:00

Management Skills are Different than Job Skills: New York Times

Grace: Bread of the Hour, Wine of the Year, Friends of a Life

2010-12-25T08:31:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas!

Leaders Making Change - Consistency!

2010-11-30T18:41:00.000-08:00

Consistency over 100 days...

Organic Pest Control

2010-11-30T17:08:00.000-08:00

Alyssum lures bugs AWAY

California Awards $4m to Oakland’s City Slickers Farms

2010-11-22T17:57:00.000-08:00

urbanfarmhub.org - Interesting blog on lots of urban ag issues.

Foodie Kids - YAY!

2010-11-20T09:09:00.000-08:00

Foodie Kids

Nature as Artist

2010-10-25T11:34:00.000-07:00

Toad (?) Lily From Dianne

2010-10-24T11:21:00.000-07:00

Other folks' great paper art

2010-10-23T11:50:00.000-07:00

http://www.recyclart.org/2010/10/paper-works-by-nick-georgiou/

Good Golly Farm wins Sac Magazine Best Retreat 2010!

2010-10-22T17:33:00.000-07:00

Would love to see you at the party!

Little boxes, little boxes, little boxes - everywhere...

2010-10-22T11:16:00.000-07:00

Paper dresses of yore, and the neo-revision... From 4 - 40-something.

2010-10-22T07:36:00.000-07:00

Iris in October, have I moved to another hemisphere?!

2010-10-21T10:42:00.000-07:00

Sacto Restaurants Cooperate

2010-10-19T20:01:00.000-07:00

http://m.sacbee.com/sacramento/db_106149/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=eHMPDcbi&detailindex=0&pn=0&ps=2&full=true#display

Sock Art!

2010-10-18T12:11:00.000-07:00

This rose started as a stick from my neighbor!

2010-10-18T10:08:00.000-07:00

Pleated paper skirt - For Neo-Crocker Opening

2010-10-17T22:47:00.000-07:00

This blue and yellow together is a riot!

2010-10-17T10:06:00.000-07:00

Swan Scythe Press Author Party

2010-09-12T10:51:00.000-07:00

close up of purse weave, with laminate

2010-08-25T17:29:00.001-07:00

And, now I'm experimenting on 3-D...

2010-08-25T17:06:00.000-07:00

Calorie Free Cakes! Original 2-D Collages

2010-08-25T16:46:00.000-07:00

Many of you are already familiar with my Cake Collages...

2010-07-26T08:02:00.000-07:00

My Favorite BIRTHDAY cake!
From my Mom (of course)
who used to babysit for Mrs. Harwood, who made this cake.

and, Debby's cake-flowers.

2010-07-25T04:20:00.000-07:00

These Hydrangeas came from my Aunt's yard in Oregon, planted there by her from cuttings from my grandma's plants in Santa Barbara.

In my Aunt's yard in Oregon, they come out naturally blue, in my yard, naturally more pink, but I enrich to the bluer side and love this blue-purple combo.

Cabin 6 - Studio for Let

2010-07-24T07:44:00.000-07:00

Cabin 6 is raw wood inside, and tucked under a tree by the pond, for those who get stoked by nature right at home.

July Abundance - Blackberries

2010-07-23T07:42:00.000-07:00

Pie anyone?

Teen farmer

2010-07-18T07:09:00.001-07:00

: Food - A Michigan Teen Farms Her Backyard - NYTimes.com

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

Salem Art Fair

2010-07-17T13:09:00.000-07:00

Cool purses from book and game boards...

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

I thought of a new term today, how many pennies do I get when Obama says it?!

2010-06-23T20:36:00.001-07:00

Afganiscam

Sacto Restaurants Make Compost!

2010-06-23T07:14:00.001-07:00

: Rick Kushman: Going green unites Sacramento restaurant community - Sacramento Living - Sacramento Food and Wine, Home, Health | Sacramento Bee

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

2% of our food grown locally!

2010-06-20T06:49:00.001-07:00

Henry's Market for Local Foods

Great Bowls made out of Vintage Records

2010-06-18T04:20:00.000-07:00

Watch out they are really stinky when melting, probably BAD! chemicals. I have an outdoor stove/oven -- for making soaps, etc. but this was still bad.

SLUG - How Cute/Gross is That!?

2010-06-17T18:18:00.000-07:00

Sacramento League of Urban Gardeners: working to bring equality through access to healthy foods. That's thinking big picture! In Sacramento News and Review, 4/29/10 Local Eats, Low Incomes

Fundraising Seminar w/ Kim Klein

2010-06-17T09:10:00.000-07:00

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

The Shasta Daisies are as tall as I, and I'm no squirt!

2010-06-16T18:14:00.000-07:00

Farm to School in Sacto!

2010-06-16T06:19:00.000-07:00

Here's a website I think you'll like: Farm-to-school project gets tons of strawberries to children - Gardening - sacbee.com

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

Great History of Sacramento Garden, Food and Community

2010-06-15T17:16:00.000-07:00

Great Article by Bill Maynard, in Edible Sacramento, Spring 2010 on Sacramento's support of Garden, Food and Community. Bill is also the local contact for ACGA - American Community Gardening Association, check out their Annual Conference in Atlanta next month.

Sacramento's Own Oak Park Crop Swap

2010-06-08T16:20:00.000-07:00

Story about Crop Swaps in the News and Review

Oak Park's Crop Swap Info. Want o to do one in YOUR neighborhood?

Still Time for Am. Community Gardener Annual Meeting!

2010-06-07T11:52:00.001-07:00

Plan now to attend the 2010 31st Annual Conference of the ACGA, ‘A Holistic Approach To Building Sustainable and Healthy Communities Through Gardening: The Choice Is Yours.‘ Read more about the conference.

Crop Swap

2010-06-04T17:12:00.000-07:00

A Sacramento writer discusses Crop Swap(s)

"Sponsored" Plantings - Sustaining the Community

2010-05-27T17:42:00.000-07:00

One of the Artists-in-Residence this season shared with me some thoughts about perpetuating the bounty of the garden beyond this year and beyond that. Sounds good to me, here's the thought:

He wants to "sponsor" the planting of 10 strawberry plants and the reasonable cost of their annual care -- about $50 -- plants that will produce for familes to come; in exchange for 10 baskets of strawberries as his sustenence-investment "interest". Something between Heifer International and carbon credits!

I love the idea of planting the seeds and food of the future, and the sense of community our shared "investment" will drive. And, on a less grand scale, I like it that you folks, to some degree, could focus in on foods you want but can't grow/get and I'd get to try some thing I wouldn't already have tried.

Let me know what your interested in seeing planted; on your behalf, for many.

Local, Local Foods Advocate

2010-05-19T06:45:00.001-07:00

Here's a website I think you'll like: Sacramento farm-to-table advocate raises food for thought - Sacramento Business, Housing Market News | Sacramento Bee

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

Thinking about Chemicals and Health

2010-05-12T18:21:00.000-07:00

I don't want to be a freak about WHAT it is that will kill me/us -- certainly SOMETHING will, but the more I learn about especially the fast growing area of auto-immune illnesses, the more I balk at chemicals... Just 'cause your paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you...

New York Times

Every Moment is a Memory in the Making - you just never know WHEN

2010-05-10T19:11:00.000-07:00

The 10th Annual Spring Party was a wonderful time of re-connection.

And, as always, tn
he perspective shift: fake cakes or real ones ...

Interesting Feedback I've received on Creating and Environment for Cerativity...

2010-05-10T18:20:00.000-07:00

Some comments on setting the scene for creativity: I welcome your thoughts on how to open the creative flow...

No mirrors - especially not want to look at "self".

Foot stools - Something about raising the feet allows the thoughts to flow.

How Fast They Come & Go

2010-05-05T07:20:00.000-07:00

I got a time-lapse camera for the garden... This iris - an amazing yellow - opened over 6 hours, from tight bud to done.

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

2010-05-03T20:26:00.000-07:00

This space, Phliadelphia's Magic Gardens is beyond amazing, and probes deeply the space and connection between madness, selfishness and art. I loved it!

Great Artist's Garden in Philadelphia!

2010-05-01T18:10:00.000-07:00

Great art garden in Philadelphia. Amazing!

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

For those who care for Birds and Gardens

2010-04-28T08:14:00.000-07:00

Loved this article from Audobon about yard as environment/ecosystem.

"What is a Healthy Yard?

A healthy yard is not really a "yard" at all. It’s a habitat, a sanctuary for wildlife and for you and your family. A healthy habitat provides a natural haven beneficial to birds, other creatures, and people, and is an extension of your home and part of a larger ecoregion. Learn how to be a responsible caretaker of your piece of the earth."

Iris' Before the Rain

2010-04-22T20:26:00.000-07:00

Cats in Sinks

2010-04-21T20:30:00.000-07:00

I thought it was just THIS cat, turns out there's a whole internet site about Cats in Sinks AND a Facebook page!

Good Golly Farm: Iris' Before the Rain

2010-04-21T20:26:00.000-07:00

Good Golly Farm: Iris' Before the Rain

2010-04-20T11:33:00.001-07:00

Testing blogging from my Palm phone. Crikey!

Weird Weather Combo's

2010-04-20T08:46:00.000-07:00

I don't ever remember the lavender and the Quince being in bloom at the same time before! It's been a long spring.

On 4/20

2010-04-20T08:28:00.000-07:00

Collage of Old Clothes Labels on Jean Jacket - Henry Approves

2010-04-15T21:25:00.000-07:00

Weird Lilies From My Friend Dianne's plant exchange

2010-04-15T21:23:00.000-07:00

Tiny Boxes...

2010-04-15T21:04:00.000-07:00

I made more than 100 of these little boxes each to hold a tiny gift, all to be unwrapped as a birthday gift. It was practically cosmic how the mysteries of the pictures framed themselves in the folds...

2010-04-11T18:26:00.001-07:00

Is it an existential problem that I have to link to myself on Facebook, Linked-In, etc.? Good thing for "ping.fm", I can talk to all my-selves at once. Staying young through modern technology...

2010-04-07T11:32:00.001-07:00

Would love to see you again!

The "Coach" (...it seemed better than "trailer")

2010-04-02T12:47:00.000-07:00

Not surprisingly, one's affection for "the coach" varies widely depending on experiences of family vacations in a trailer just such as this. It has been a delight to me how many people have shared their stories with me when they arrive inside here. For some, it's just the muse required.

Taking a spin on "fresh"

2010-04-02T08:05:00.000-07:00

Food to Table in Sacramento

2010-03-30T07:56:00.000-07:00

The Conversation: Hub seeks to fill gap from farm to table - Sacramento Opinion - Sacramento Editorial | Sacramento Bee:

These white roses have exploded across the yard

2010-03-30T07:53:00.000-07:00

The purple ones are always first!

2010-03-27T10:08:00.000-07:00

Sunshine from Oranges & citrus, Oh My!

2010-02-17T18:35:00.000-08:00

Now is the time that Sacramento area citrus trees, oranges especially, brighten the last dregs of winter with their sunny gift. I'm making marmalade today, with the bags and bags I picked, you might also consider donating to a local area food gleaners organization.

Here's info on Sacramento oranges....

Here's a recipie for citrus marmalade. Plus fun "cottage" stories about food.

2009-10-21T17:11:00.000-07:00

Passion Flower, from outer space!

Lush, everything

2009-08-23T11:21:00.000-07:00

This is the other time of the year that the garden is particularly lush, especially this year when the dog days of August only made it into the 90's...

The tomatoes are winding down and although there were lots, they never ended up super good this year. Fortunately, my neighbor Roy had some from his garden that he shared, they were amazing! Now I'm more persuaded it's time for a food swap.

Gardening in Brooklyn

2009-08-07T06:24:00.001-07:00

Video: Gardening in Brooklyn: http://nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/index.html?hp&hp#buster_english

The White House Garden Plans

2009-08-06T09:47:00.000-07:00

"http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/garden_layout.pdf"

Yard Sharing

2009-08-04T18:10:00.000-07:00

Ahhh, isn't summer grand! My garden is busting out with tomatoes, blackberries and squash. And then I read about Yard Sharing: (hyperlocavore.ning.com)

Or: http://www.growfriend.org/?gclid=CNifxcC8j5wCFRwDagodWAVtYA

Hooking up people who want fresh grown foods with people who have land, and other ingredients for growing. Are we ready Sacramento? Byersford Heights, how about it?

Soil Born Farms Dinner

2009-07-30T14:45:00.000-07:00

This will be a great event, I'm sure. Hope to see you there! http://www.soilborn.org/events.html

Even the Government supports CSA's

2009-07-22T20:39:00.000-07:00

The USDA is helping local farmers join with community members who want to share in the rewards (and risks) of growing food locally.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/csa/csa.shtml

Slow Food Sacramento - Benefit

2009-07-08T20:23:00.000-07:00

Slow Food Sacramento Announces “Common Table” on July 11 — A Fundraiser to Benefit Sacramento Hunger Coalition, Sacramento Area Community Garden Coalition.

Go to:http://slowfoodsacramento.com/ to register.

Other CSA farms in or community - Visit:

2009-06-30T17:53:00.000-07:00

CSA/Veggie Box Deliveries...
Eatwell Farm
Full Belly Farm
Good Humus CSA
Riverdog Farm
Terra Firma Farm

Creative Spaces

2009-06-30T17:44:00.000-07:00

Enclave: a distinct cultural, or social unit; an environment of safety and support for poets, writers, painters, etc.

Good Golly Farm provides artists with powerful tools and the requisite time and space for creative inspiration, critical thinking, the exploration of new strategies, and the dynamic environment -- as a catalyst of the release and production of art. Creatives will find an incubator and a sanctuary for inspiration.

Working at Good Golly Farm allows you a stretch of uninterrupted time for artistic work, an opportunity for collaborative creative support and a space dedicated to your craft -- in semi-solitude close to the nurturing of wholesome farm food.

In addition to that rare but essential commodity for a writer—a quiet space away from jobs, children, and other responsibilities —

Come For:
-Yoga practice
-Photography sessions
-Violin practice

There are two “outbuildings” on the property of Good Golly Farm, in the Arden area. The garden is my nurturing pastime and it would love it to be the backdrop that supports the creative energy of others.

Choose from “the Coach” or “the Cottage” available for two-hour blocks each week, month to month basis, $140/month. Email for details or to view.

Just one bath?! - The Early Years

2009-06-29T16:54:00.000-07:00

After the War, Mr. and Mrs George Fox, like manycouples of the era moved into their first home. There it stood, brand new on the eastern outskirts of Sacramento. This house was the "model" home for the then-novel “tract" development, and was the starter size, 3B/1B, for war-returning young couples. One bath for a family of four! It also boasted "easy to care for" slick brown specked linoleum floors throughout. The Fox’s and their then young daughter moved in. Although a bit of a trek into town, the farm did boast an acre yard, covered by only an 1100 sq. ft. house. Plenty of room for growing enough food to feed the family and indulging in some sweet ecstasies too – august hot peaches and blackberry pies.

Mrs. Fox planted wonderful juicy sweet pears, 7 varieties of plum, blackberry, mulberry, pomegranate, fig and persimmon, each fruit with its unique season of exquisiteness, and each one that asks to be enjoyed in the moment, right off the plant.

These also were the sorts of trees that my grandmother had in her garden when I was young. My grandma told me that she planted them in her own yard because they were many of the fruits that didn’t preserve as well, and so you had to grasp them right in the moment in your own backyard. A Safeway persimmon can’t touch a homegrown one – like them or not. I always liked that idea -- that you wanted the best within your reach. Why not, when it comes to fruit at least!

I have added my favorite, peaches. My mom says that she picked and ate -- with the wild abandon of pregnancy -- a whole bushel of peaches in two days and then went into labor with me. She’s pretty sure that’s why I must have peaches! Cherries – another favorite, Fuji apple, nectarine, lemon and blood orange have been added since 2004 when we took over from Mrs. Fox.

Mrs. Fox let her garden go in her waning years, and although the mowed lawns turned into weeds, the orchard persevered -- a legacy to Mrs. Fox and a gift to the future.

Mrs. Fox left these things for me when she sold the house -- the fresh fruits, the one bathroom and this land.

Farming-for-Nine-Billion-People

2009-06-26T06:55:00.000-07:00

NYTimes on future food production...

http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/farming-for-nine-billion-people/

The farm, right before the heat strikes.

2009-06-25T20:48:00.000-07:00

Great article on urban neighbor food sharing

2009-06-25T12:47:00.001-07:00

I love this concept. Let's think about how we can have a neighbor(hood) exchange barter market....

"...It was just another day of urban fruit foraging for Ms. Wadud, one of a growing number of people who looked around their cities, saw trees full of fruit and thought, “Delicious.”
A year and a half ago, Ms. Wadud, who studied urban sociology in college and bartended at Chez Panisse, began organizing a little neighborhood fruit exchange called Forage Oakland. She did it as much to build neighborhood relations as to get her hands on some of that fruit.
It works simply. A woman with a yard full of lemon trees, say, can share her bounty in exchange for a paper bag full of someone else’s persimmons when they come into season. So far, 200 people have signed up...." Read more at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/10/dining/10Fruit.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=neighbor%20can%20you%20spare&st=cse