Posts Tagged ‘permaculture’
Helpers
I’ll bet you wish you had helpers like these to mow your yard and improve your grasses! With the mix of sunshine and rain that we have been enjoying this month, the grasses in our pastures are shoulder high. We are grateful when we can count on our animals to eat it down. Here at…
Read MoreNeighbors inspiring neighbors – Rosalie Kaune
We hope with this recognition to mark the anniversary of each month of the pandemic by highlighting a member of our local farm community whose sense of community and agri-culture and sustainability can point the way for all of us and reawaken our own commitments. We want to keep fresh the experiences of the early pandemic reality,…
Read MoreA farmer’s bread and butter
Or, In PRAISE of Poop. Call me crazy, but in my second half century of life I find I need to transform the way I look at a lot of things. A good case in point would be waste. One of Jim’s favorite things to do on a farm tour is to grab up a…
Read MoreWorking toward next year’s harvest
‘Tis the season for the shortening of days as the nights grow cold with frost and freezes. Did you see the “cold moon” rise on Tuesday? Beautiful. When it’s not raining we continue to tackle the weeds, and rake up the maple leaves or lay straw to mulch the garden. Our hens are a great…
Read MorePork choice and choice pork
Pastured, regeneratively raised Tamworth hogs. These pigs are grazers first, rooters after. When we send them out to graze for an hour or so, they get right after the grasses and clover. Then, when it’s time these “Pastored” Tamworth hogs return to their winter pen in the hoop house.
Read MoreSpringtime birds and bees
Above: Heritage apple blossoms against backdrop of Elwha River. In this season of gentle rains and sunshine we have been busy as bees, feeding the soil and planting garden beds with dreams of an abundance of healthy vegetables in June. The honey bees alongside us and our pastured hens in the adjoining field have also…
Read MoreNew growth along Elwha River riparian edge
In the riparian buffer at Wild Edge Farm we are seeing lots of healthy young trees that are coming up naturally along the Elwha River. This week for the areas that are suffering more from drought, we are planting 1000 new trees, primarily Douglas fir, Sitka spruce and western red cedar. Through the “Conservation Reserve…
Read MoreBig beets or small rabbits?
We have been harvesting our organic winter beets this week for the Port Angeles Farmers’ Market. Our rabbits enjoy the bounty, too.
Read MoreNurturing young trees along Elwha
Tending trees and shrubs of Elwha River riparian edge
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