my husband is a genius

my husband is a genius

There seems to be two common questions by guests to the alley project. The first is almost always an inquiry on what we had to do to get our alley paved. A close second is where did we get the cool concrete posts for our raised beds. I have to give credit where credit...
the day KTBV channel 7 came to visit

the day KTBV channel 7 came to visit

It’s been a few big weeks for the SNOW Block Alley project. First we had this awesome story in the Idaho Statesman. The week after, the Dirt Diva mentioned us on her weekly radio show on 94.9 the River. Then on Labor Day, as we were driving back from a wedding...
nena FINE grant at work

nena FINE grant at work

The North End Neighborhood Association (NENA) – was the first place I started when looking for support for the SNOW Block Alley project. Not only did receiving one of their FINE (Funds to Improve the North End) Grants help me financially but it also gave me the...
jaialdi 2015

jaialdi 2015

For one week every 5 years, I am transported to another country without leaving my own city. If there is such a thing as reincarnation, I’m going to be lobbying hard to come back as Basque. Or maybe I was already a Basque in another lifetime. That would...
how our garden grows

how our garden grows

Seems like these days I’m always way behind on the posts about the alley but it’s hard to have much time to write about it when I’m still working on it! At the root of it all (pun intended) – we could’t have done our alley project without the...