Meera Lester and
her husband Carlos Carvajal are Miami transplants who have recently
moved to a postage-stamp farmette east of San Francisco Bay. There, they
currently care for chickens, an orchard, and a French potage-style
garden. They are remodeling a 1947 cottage and clearing a portion of the
land to install honey bee hives and plant a small vineyard. All photos by Meera Lester unless otherwise noted. visit Meera's website by clicking here.
Dispatch 34: What to do when a rooster flies at you?
Dispatch 31: Llama Hill
Dispatch 32: Autum in the dark
Dispatch 33: Melancholy memories
Dispatch 28: Snacks and sex, mantis-style
Dispatch 29: Bandits in the backyard
Dispatch 30: A small lawn
Dispatch 25: A rare sighting
Dispatch 26: Dreams of bees and butterflies
Dispatch 27: Wild boars on the golf course
Dispatch 22: The four-star chicken hotel
Dispatch 23: A surprise visit from inspectors
Dispatch 24: The sounds and smells of country life
Dispatch 19: A mystery in the hen house
Dispatch 20: Dry melon vines
Dispatch 21: Small farms on the rise
Dispatch 16: The mother of all squash
Dispatch 17: Throwing in the towel on Frank
Dispatch 18: A predator lurks
Dispatch 13: The search for a shed
Dispatch 14: The farmette alarm clock
Dispatch 15: Wolf spiders for Halloween
Dispatch 12: Harvest season approaches
Dispatch 11: The twelve-week review
Dispatch 10: Water, Water Everywhere
Dispatch 9.5: Bitten by something
Dispatch 9: Frank makes a run for it
Dispatch 8: Life and death in the natural world
Dispatch 7: Learning about a chicken diet
Dispatch 6: Digging to Middle Earth
Dispatch 5: Medicating sick bees
Dispatch 4: Celebrating summer bounty and birthdays
