News From the Farm

Spring 2023 Update

Arriving on a new piece of land in the middle of winter has its pros and cons. Not much to do outside gives me time to walk the land, watching the way the wind blows in, see the path of the sun, and notice what the shade covers first. I am eager to get to know the local plants and discover what has been planted around the property. The leftover stalks from last year’s growth hint at some of my plant allies around. Starting in late February, we watched the exhaling of the Earth as small bits of new green life slowly poked up from the ground. We enlarged our area where we grow the preparation herbs by dividing valerian plants, moving yarrow out of the cow pasture to a new home safe from the cows, and establishing new nettle patches by transplanting rhizomes along the edge of the property.

We also created two new Barrel Compound pits, one buried completely below the earth and one buried halfway. The pits are constructed next to each other so that we can determine if one matures different…