About 4 years ago I started this espaliered grapefruit tree. Today it's putting out a ton of grapefruit and it's branching is finally taking shape. Here's the original article... 🍋 https://mindyourdirt.com/2018/07/08/branching-out-a-humble-attempt-at-growing-an-espaliered-grapefruit-tree/ 🍋 Another few years and it will really take form as the primary forked branches thicken up. But so far, I'm beyond happy with the results! 🌳 🍋 🌳 🍋 🌳 #MindYourDirt #espaliered #grapefruit #pruning #cityboyfarmer #urbanfarmer #sustainability #sustainable #homestead #homesteading (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjEfeYNJ7fi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Collard greens. 24/7 and 365. I mostly feed the hens with 'em but when I'm making a makeshift French Market soup, they beat a trip to the market. Gotta get the greens when the gettin is good. #forcedhealth 🥬 👨‍🍳 🍷 🥬 👨‍🍳 🍷 #MindYourDirt #collardgreens #mediterraneanclimate #organicgardening #organic #homestead #homesteading #raisingchickens #sustainability #sustainable #cityboyfarmer #urbanfarmer #gattinara2015 #gattinarawine (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJhx1bXAQyk/?igshid=krjt9181rzzj

Roxy and Raina's very first out-of-coop experience. They're still super shy and cautious. Baby steps for these floofy babies 🐔 ❤️ 🐔 ❤️ 🐔 ❤️ #MindYourDirt #backyardchickens #backyardflock #homestead #homesteading #raisingchickens #happyhens #cityboyfarmer #urbanfarmer #sustainability #sustainable #chickencoopsofinstagram #chickenrun #chickencoop #Roxythesilkie #Rainathesilkie (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6MK4fHg75V/?igshid=156brvhd45r3f

Today's breakfast brought to you by lazy Sunday foraging in the yard. 🌿 🥚 🍎 🍅 🌿 #MindYourDirt #cityboyfarmer #urbanfarmer #sustainability #sustainable #homestead #homesteading #raisingchickens #happyhens #passionfruit #foraging (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbYKeEHPHqZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Some Sunday afternoon foraging. Weird time to be getting passion fruit though. 🌾 🍎 🥚 🍅 🍋 #MindYourDirt #cityboyfarmer #urbanfarmer #sustainability #sustainable #homestead #homesteading #raisingchickens #happyhens #passionfruit #foraging (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbV8eR4Pwec/?utm_medium=tumblr

It's like a real life Jurassic Park up in here when you bring in the heavy guns that are the fat grubby pre-fig beetle treats. Thanks to Lisa for the donation! Even though there are plenty for all, these hens just wanna steal from whomever grabs one. Then run around like little velociraptors. Endlessly entertaining. . . . . . 🐔 . ##jurassicpark #velociraptor #clevergirl #chickentreats #chicken #backyardchickens #urbanfarmer #cityboyfarmer #urbanchickens #homesteading #homestead #MindYourDirt #Telsa #HenSolo #Bernie #Violet #henfight #battleroyale #twochickenenteronechickenleave (at San Diego, California)

Nice little harvest today. Concord grapes, Niagara grapes and some hybrid beefsteak tomatoes who's name escapes me. Those tomatoes are quite literally the best tomatoes I've ever eaten. Must remember the name! 🍅 🍇 🍅 🍇 🍅 #MindYourDirt #organicgardening #homestead #homesteading #urbangardener #urbanfarmer #sustainability #sustainable #cityboyfarmer #grapesofwrath #beefsteaktomatoes (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSAbxOCB-zn/?utm_medium=tumblr

Best part of all my hens escaping while I was out of town has gotta be all the free ranging they did. These yolks are loaded! Nomnomnom. 🐓 🐣 🐓 🐣 🐓 #MindYourDirt #backyardchickens #backyardflock #homestead #homesteading #raisingchickens #happyhens #cityboyfarmer #urbanfarmer #sustainability #sustainable #yolksonyou (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM46nW5hHop/?igshid=w1bhkfdlupea

Two different arborists said it was impossible for this coastal coral to survive being split in three down to the base of the trunk. I insisted I could bring it back. Hope wins again. ❤️ 🌳 ❤️ 🌳 ❤️ #MindYourDirt #coastalcoral #coastalcoralflower #homestead #homesteading #urbanfarmer #cityboyfarmer (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMXyw2JBtGH/?igshid=ag5jpwgt25nc

After a full year of silence I finally wrote something on the ol blog. Head over to https://mindyourdirt.com/hired-goons-protecting-my-backyard-chickens-from-hawks-in-the-most-organic-way-ever-an-army-of-crows/ and check it out. 🦅 🐓 🦅 🐓 🦅 #MindYourDirt #backyardchickens #backyardflock #homestead #homesteading #raisingchickens #happyhens #cityboyfarmer #urbanfarmer #sustainability #sustainable #crow #trainingcrowstoprotectyourchickens (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMGIt_yA7XO/?igshid=dj01teth8g19

Loafing around the house today. Getting in a little baking before the heatwave hits this weekend. 🍞 🥖 🍞 🥖 🍞 #MindYourDirt #homemadebread #sourdoughstarter #ancientgrains #oldschool #homestead #homesteading #sustainability #sustainable #cityboyfarmer #urbanfarmer #PamDemic (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEpcpi4jTpo/?igshid=empocgka0xe3

The concords are oozing with sugar. I pick them by smell now...in the cover of night. 🍇 ✨ 🍇 ✨ 🍇 #MindYourDirt #grapesofwrath #concordgrapes #theflightoftheconchords #nearlyharvesttime #organicgardening #cityboyfarmer #urbanfarmer #sustainability #sustainable #homestead #homesteading (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CELUgPvgH0h/?igshid=lwptknzgenfp

Beat the heat with frozen treats ladies. 🔥 🐓 🔥 🐓 🔥 #MindYourDirt #raisingchickens #chickentreats #frozenyumminess #backyardflock #backyardchickens #homestead #homesteading #happyhens #cityboyfarmer #urbanfarmer #sustainability #sustainable (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEE2BArHNdF/?igshid=1jy4qxyexrfds

Meet Fluffbeard the Pirate! My new addition to the flock. A poor one-eyed chicken that a Mind Your Dirt reader asked me to care for. . More at https://mindyourdirt.com/2018/03/11/scenes-from-a-winter-garden/#more-5023 . . #wintercovercrop #wintergarden #coldseasonveggies #urbanfarmer #cityboyfarmer #backyardchickens #homesteading #sustainable #sustainability #MindYourDirt #collardgreens #swisschard (at San Diego, California)

Take a moment to check out the gun show! Such a dinosaur! 🐢 💪🏼 🐢 💪🏼 🐢 #MindYourDirt #gunshow #SullytheSulcata #sulcatatortoise #africanspurredtortoise #dinosaur #reptilerescue #minizoo #whathaveigottenmyselfinto #heshuge #cityboyfarmer #urbanfarmer #sustainability #sustainable #homestead #homesteading (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCl6yazg6F6/?igshid=1tafw57za2aa1