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A Homestead Life in The Austin Area, Texas Hill Country
Growing Heat-Tolerant, Drought-Resistant Asparagus in Your Central Texas Permaculture Food Forest: Farm to Table!
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Growing Heat-Tolerant, Drought-Resistant Asparagus in Your Central Texas Permaculture Food Forest: Farm to Table!

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Growing Black Turmeric, scientific name Curcuma caesia and also known as Narkachur, Black Zedoary, Siyah Haldi, and Kali Haldi, on Our Homestead in San Marcos, Texas
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Growing Black Turmeric, scientific name Curcuma caesia and also known as Narkachur, Black Zedoary, Siyah Haldi, and Kali Haldi, on Our Homestead in San Marcos, Texas

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What is Permaculture and How It Can Transform Your Garden
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What is Permaculture and How It Can Transform Your Garden

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Photos, Pottery, Artwork, and Jewelry by Tamia Jacques /

A Sustainable Homestead in The Texas Hill Country

tamiajacques@sustainable626.com
One of the best gift to give a special person is a handcrafted piece of wood fired pottery. Its beauty plus functionality is unmatched- my opinion. Functional art!. All ingredients to make this piece comes from the earth. This piece was fired at high temperatures, that reached over 2000 degrees F, for a few days. Wood firing pottery began in the most ancient of civilizations. -Reserved #woodfiredpottery #shinoglaze #ironwash #sustainable626
Harvested some of our banana leaves , learning to make a traditional Vietnamese dish with our family friends, bánh tét! Growing banana plants are not only useful for their fruit. There are many uses for this plant from food to medicine, paper making and textiles, to practical uses such as wraps and natural plates. . #bananaleafmeal #sustainablelifestyle #foodforests #khaotom
My favorite shift 3rd Shift- first night of firing! The temperature in the kiln will reach over 2000 degrees F 🔥🔥🔥😅 #woodfiredpottery #sustainable626 #kilnfired
Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours 💕🤗😊
Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours 💕🤗😊
I am so thankful to be a part of this wood firing! Here I am doing some Last minute glazing, the kiln is almost packed! #woodfiredpottery #shinoglaze #ironwash #sustainable626
I am getting ready for another wood firing! Some new work will be coming out soon! It’s fun how this beautiful turmeric flower, that we grow, contrasts in one of my wood fired ceramic bowls from last season. Turmeric flowers have a vegetal, subtly sweet, and lightly peppery flavor suited for fresh and cooked preparations. In natural medicines of Southeast Asia, Turmeric flowers are consumed after childbirth to heal the mother’s body and are believed to be an anti-aging ingredient. Like other flowers, the blooms may be a source of fiber to stimulate the digestive tract and vitamin C to strengthen the immune system. Turmeric flowers do contain curcumin, a compound containing antioxidant-like and anti-inflammatory properties. #foodforestgarden #shinoglaze #woodfiredceramics #tumericbenefits #sustainable626
One of the coolest parts of schooling our children is the flexibility of taking on fun projects that merge into our lifestyle. One of the biggest projects we’ve taken on as a family is our permaculture homestead. In this video we are harvesting and preparing ginger for medicine, tea, soap, and today’s lunch. Next time we will be harvesting ginger to make ginger beer. The kids learned how to identify the ginger plant by its leaves and the smell, the medicinal value and how to prepare it. ———— #sustainable626 #foodforestgarden #closedloopsystem #sustainablehomestead #polyculture #permaculturegarden #gingergarden #homeschoolideas
Thank you to @tootsiesart for hiring @liloudesigns and @jacquescreatives to wash her car this weekend. They really enjoyed being put to work! If you need your car washed these kids are the ones to call! They do a great job and will come to you 🚘 🧽💦