One month of desert life
I arrived in Texas on October 13th coming from spending most of my time in an apartment in Portland, Maine
Plants: Living Rock Cactus
I’ve been excitedly waiting to do a post on these special little cacti and now that it’s October, it means these hidden gems are in
Small Town Excitement
Another delayed post means too many updates and too little time! We’ve crammed so much into the last month that even reflecting on it to
Midweek Mercantile
It’s been awhile since we’ve done an update post and we’ve been pretty busy, so be prepared for a fast paced and loosely collected narrative
Recipe: Smen(Beurre Rance)
During our travels in Morocco, Evan and I encountered a local method of fermenting butter that’s traditionally buried in the ground in a sealed clay
Pest Control and Rain Collection
In the last few weeks we’ve had our first pest infestation and started catching rainwater… it’s been a balance of good and bad!
Water Harvesting Tools & Techniques: Waffle Garden
Laura and I recently decided to plant an herb garden by our yurt with partial shade from our shade structure. When looking to design a
Plants: Creosote
Creosote has some incredible properties, ranging from their nostalgic scent to medicinal uses.
Laura Shaw
Owner of Terlingua Oasis Project
Former Bartender, Baker, Forager, Trail Guide, Cowboy, and Horse Trainer(which I’ve returned to part time). I decided to lay down roots in the desert and help enact ecological and social change in the area by starting the Terlingua Oasis Project.
-Laura Shaw
Terlingua Rain
Laura's Flora
Plants: Living Rock Cactus
I’ve been excitedly waiting to do a post on these special little cacti and now that it’s October, it means these hidden gems are in
Plants: Creosote
Creosote has some incredible properties, ranging from their nostalgic scent to medicinal uses.
Plants: Lechuguilla
In this second plant post I’m going to explain more about Lechuguilla, the plant that doubles as soap(soap post here)!