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Being a Visionary IS Work
While actively re-imagining the small piece of Earth I’ve been allowed to steward, I’ve had to interrogate my definition of ‘work.’ There is an accepted definition of what activities can/should be considered work. The degree of importance society has assigned to this work is often commensurate with the compensation. I rarely questioned this paradigm before
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Plants For Sale While Supplies Last
If you’re looking to start or expand your food forest, you’re in luck! I currently have Black sapote/Chocolate Pudding fruit seedlings available for sale. They are ready to go into the ground! I’ve also got several Longevity spinach & Chaya/Tree Spinach plants that are primed for transplant🌱 Email me (kjones@mahabafarms.us) if interested. Pickup is in
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Lesser Known Citrus Tree That Shines
Though temperatures remain warmer than expected for this time of year, many of my citrus trees are unfazed by the persistent heat. My 2 year old Philippine lime/Calamondin tree was the first citrus of the season to begin offering its delectable fruit. The little fruits are deceptively juicy; with a surprising sweetness & the peels
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Daily Gratitude
The practice of identifying things to be grateful for is one I’ve long adhered to in my daily gratitude journaling. Each day I write down at least 3 things I am grateful for (“Today I am grateful for: 1….2….3…). The worse the day, the more important I believe it is to maintain this practice. On
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Perennial Paradise
It took a couple years, but I’m now realizing the perennial food supply I dreamt of when I started the farm. I’m not against annual crops (plants that have to be replanted each season). I plant several each season, but the increasingly unpredictable weather suggests to me that the only thing predictable is that the
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The Insulin Plant
I’m constantly looking to expand my apothecary, so last Winter when I saw a local Facebook Marketplace seller with insulin plants available for pickup, I had to jump on it. The insulin plant (Costus igneus) hadn’t been on my wishlist, but once I read about its traditional use as a tea for improving blood sugar
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Eye of the Storm
[written on 10/28/25] While tending the nursery on my balcony, my cup of Scotch Bonnet pepper seedlings caught my eye. Nearly 2yrs ago, a family friend gifted me a handful of fresh Scotch Bonnet peppers grown in her mother’s front garden in Jamaica. She remembered I’d recently started a farm & she encouraged me to
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A Tree Cloning Factory
I’ve written before about my deep appreciation for air layering as a means of propagating/cloning trees. Each season I’m given additional opportunities to hone this useful skill & experiment as I gain more confidence in my ability. This Summer’s air layering success was my Ruby Supreme guava. I took a single, gifted tree and turned
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Becoming a Locavore: It Only Makes Sense/Cents
I’ve railed numerous times against the common practice of exclusively growing avocados & mangoes in south Florida. I very much enjoy both of those fruits, but this is a grossly myopic view of the subtropical paradise we get to call ‘home.’ If culinary curiosity doesn’t persuade you to explore the foods that grow near you,
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Fall Head Start
Despite the lingering heat, my mind is set on the Fall growing season. I’m making the most of my limited indoor growing space in order to get a head start on my Fall crops. Each week more little plants demonstrate their readiness to move up in pot size. For now, I’ll keep squeezing them into
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