Philadelphia Urban Gardening

I moved to Philadelphia for the second time in the Winter of 2024. I was impressed to find that my little West Kensington apartment came with a relatively large back yard. Little did I know, the haven was a den of sin to poor mama Isis and an yet to loved babydady. I was also entirely unaware that when the the blankets of snow and ice cleared, the area would transform into a veritable jungle paradise.

I adopted a kitten from one of two litters, Huma Appeachalonis Abedin, in the span of a few months and did my best to take care of all the cats and kittens. Most kittens died in odd, mass waves of plague but the memories remain.

Introduction

I was introduced to the concept of Permaculture by a friend who took me to one of Sigi's Natural Building workshops on the Pennsylvania/Maryland border. This was my first opportunity to try out gardening of any kind but I do my best to adhere to the principals of sustainability, zero waste (turn outputs into inputs), and symbiosis (companion gardening).

Highlights

• Summer 2024
  • Cats in the Jungle
  • Magic Mormon Blackberry Lemonade
  • The Overgrown Garden Boxes
  • Backyard, Back Garden Bed, Overgrowth Overview
• Winter 2024-2025

Nushell Commands to Help with batch, filetype conversions

Convert HEIC to png and delete original files.

for file in (fd -e HEIC . |  lines) { sips -s format png $file --out $"($file).png" }
for file in (fd -e HEIC . |  lines) { rm $file }

Convert JPG to png and delete original files.

for file in (fd -e JPG . |  lines) { sips -s format png $file --out $"($file).png" }
for file in (fd -e JPG . |  lines) { rm $file }

Convert MOV to mp4 and delete original files.

for file in (fd -e MOV . |  lines) { ffmpeg -i $file $"($file).mp4" }
for file in (fd -e MOV . |  lines) { rm $file }