Just another one of those long periods where we’ve been so busy we’ve barely had time to twitter tweet, facebook blah blah or otherwise communicate with our friends in the Universe. So now, at the end of another GLORIOUS weekend of activity, we’re gonna play a little well… you already got the puns from the title so we won’t go on any further with that at the risk of loosing you right off the bat.
But stick around!! There’s lots of *ahem* ketchup (hehehe… couldn’t resist) to go around. Don’t fret, it won’t all come at once… heck… that might make our heads explode! No, we’ll ketchup one post at a time.
First, the BIG news!
In case you saw the little poster and announcement of our heirloom tomato plant sale, you probably already have an inkling of what has been happening. Yup… the last week of May, Jason and I drove our fannies right down south to Olympia, Washington and filled our business license and all of the related addendum. WOOHOO!! We’re a business now! Could you just dance around nekkid?? Oh… wait… that might not be appropriate depending on where you are reading this… moving on…
Regardless of your state of dress as you celebrate with us, please feel free to do a little happy dance. We have wanted this for sooooo very long. Finally, the Universe seemed to align (like it does) and we paid attention (like ya do) and followed the path (like ya do) that seemed so clear to us all of a sudden. Again, we’ve been planning this for some time now but it never quite seemed the right time.
As some of you may or may not know, I no longer had a job as of the end of February and Jason is now working for an employer he really likes with people he really enjoys working with. Shift in the universal flow… TAADAA!!
So what are all of those logos on the teaser? In case you’ve forgotten by now… here they are again:
The first is the obvious one: The Shibaguyz. That’s us! How did we get that name? Well… the Shibaboyz are Shiba Inu. They are an ancient Japanese breed that are so danged cute nobody can resist them. Needless to say, they are quite the celebrities around town. It became a usual thing to hear folks call out: “Oh, hey! I know you. You’re those guys with the Shibas!” Yes, indeed, we are the guys with the Shibas. Are you seeing where this is going? Shall I go on? So that’s how we became The Shibaguyz.
What do The Shibaguyz do? We’ll, The Shibaguyz is the name of the business entity that is Jason and Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby. Under The Shibaguyz business entity falls:
The Lazy Locavores
and
The Urban Farming Project
While all are related, The Shibaguyz is like the parent with the other two being offspring. You have seen the origin of The Shibaguyz… this blog. The Lazy Locavores and The Urban Farming Project are just expansions from the things we do here on this blog. Only on a business level. Got it? Yeah… we’re still figuring out the logistics of it as well. And, believe it or not, there’s going to be another little venture in the next week or two. Yeah, we never do anything small. But y’all knew that already. LOL
We even have cool shirts with our Lazy Locavores logo on it thanks to Snap! Custom Clothing. Here’s us wearing them while teaching a class recently.
Eighty-five folks in all for the class… not too shabby if ya ask me!
Oh… and here are close ups of the shirts from both sides:
If you haven’t already clicked over on the links for our other sites, then go ahead and head over there now, bookmark them and subscribe to the feeds. We’ll be updating them with more information this week as well as some GREAT photos and more information on our classes and what exactly each organization does.
How exciting!!
Yes, this blog will still remain the same little piece of the Universe it always has. As a matter of fact, we’ll play catsup later this week and show you some of the other projects we’ve been up to preparing for this whole explosion of business activity! In short, all of this came about because we just really had a hard time finding local organization that had philosophies and operating practices that were in line with our own ethics and codes of conduct. We finally just looked at each other and decided we could achieve our goals much more quickly on our own that through any organizations currently our there. Sometimes, you can get what you want… you just have to do it yourself. Can I get a bump on that?? LOL
The other blogs and ensuing websites will be for those individual projects and, while they will cross paths often, the other sites/blogs will usually be mentioned here with more details over there.
*whew*
Got all that?? Good… wait… no? Don’t fret… there will be more information up on each blog and site soon enough. We’ve just been so dang busy with our first plant sale and planting our six plots that we hardly ever get time to actually do the business stuff. Hey… we’re learning here. Thank goodness we have so many great mentors to learn from. It pays to know your local farmers and business people for more than just a few reasons!
So there you have it. Our new business license gives us the status as true urban farmers with the rights to grow our own plants as a nursery, sell them either ourselves or wholesale to garden centers and to use them in our garden coaching business as sale items or for installation in the edible gardens we do for our clients. FUN!!
Changing the world through gardening. That’s how Jason described it in a class we taught recently. We started out with our own wonderful, fantastic Jungle (which WAIT till you see what’s going on back there right now!! HOLY COW!) and ended up changing the world through gardening. It really can happen. We’ve seen it all around us.
So raise a glass or do a happy dance or however you’d like to celebrate with us (we’ve been doing a lot of both! LOL) and here’s to changing the world around us and educating folks and learning more each day. We hope you all enjoy this adventure as much as we do… ’cause we’re taking you along with us! Here we go!! CHEERS!
The Shibaguyz
Our new friend, Jessi Loerch, describes herself on her 
Now, as you may or may not know, the Himalayan Blackberry was introduced into our part of the globe in 1885 via India by a man named 
You see… one has but to look around during an early summer drive through our lovely area to see the obvious, apple blossom blooms of R. armeniacus. It is considered an invasive weed here choking out all native vegetation and throwing lithesome canes some thirty feet to blanket any and all objects that would stay still for a spring season. And don’t even get me started on the pain! Yes, the pain… try navigating a patch of these characters without long, thick sleeves and pants and you too will know the sting of the cruel barbs the canes of the Himalayan Blackberry produce.
That’s right! These same choking, stabbing, torturous canes produce the sweetest of berries which, in turn, become the most delicious jams, jellies, syrups, vinegars, cobblers, pies, ice creams *drool* oh… excuse me there… *ahem* Suffice to say the gain, in this case, outweighs the pain.
