Virginia knotweed is a nice shady pollinator friendly plant with dainty white flowers later in the season. It grows throughout our woods but we like that it brings the pollinators to our woodland edibles and medicinals. Thanks to Capital Naturalist and Lily Whitesell for identifying it! #persicariavirginiana #polygonumvirginianum #pollinatorfriendly #pollinatorgarden #nativeplants

Happy Friday from the lucky clover patch! #fourleafclover #lucky #fourleafcloverseason #foodforest #forestgarden #🍀

This is dogbane cordage made by one of our favorite volunteers, Stephanie. It’s an easy task that can be done while chatting with friends. Another readily available resource that can be turned into a useful material. #manyplantsmakelightwork #twine #dogbane #dogbanecordage #cordage #localtwine

#chickasawplum #prunusangustifolia the scent of the flowers is overwhelming and interesting - I keep wanting more even though there's something strange about it - turpentine?

#osageorange grove

So close! #shiitake #mushrooms #localmushrooms #foodforest #sweetgum

Shiitake logs soaking away. #soon

Thank you to all our amazing volunteers who came out on Saturday! We got so much work done thanks to you. Look at how beautiful our veg beds are! #manyhandsmakemanuremove #volunteersrock #foodforest #forestgarden #volunteer #manyhandsmakelightwork

Maypop vodka and soda water after a long day in the garden. Now’s the time to clean out the fridge and pantry of all those things that you dried, fermented, canned, etc. “for the winter”. #springcleaningtips #winterstorage #mmm #maypop #passiflora #passionfruit #localfruit

Practicing different mushroom inoculating techniques. This is #oystermushroom from @fieldandforestproducts on #tulippoplar totems.

Learning how to use local GIS resources with the new PDC class. #pdc #permaculturedesign #permaculturedesigncertification

A hike through different forests in the permaculture class this weekend. Sometimes I feel like the woods here in the eastern US is my favorite place in the world, and that to me it's as beautiful as any national park or exotic destination.

This is nature taking over a parking lot. Slowly, a little dirt finds a crack. Then one seed finds the dirt. A plant grows and catches more dirt and other seeds. Then it dies, making soil. Slowly, soil builds up allowing for bigger plants. Bigger plants and water freezing makes bigger cracks for more soil building and bigger plants. On and on. And then one day, there is a whole community of plants in a parking lot.
#succession #ecologicalsuccession #microgoals #tinygoals #tinyhabits #juststart #justgetstarted

Purple Dead Nettle flowering away! #purpledeadnettle #lamiumpurpureum #eattheweeds #foodforest #forestgarden

#soon #waitingpatiently #lindera #prunus #foodforests #forestgardens

#anisehyssop update. #localherbs #localtea #purpleplants #foodforests #forestgardens

The #cherryblossommadness has begun!!! Our Nanking Cherries are starting to bloom. #localfruit #foodforests #forestgardens #nankingcherry #foodforest

A reminder from the wheat growing at the USNA. #savethebay #wheat #covercrop #erosioncontrol #stormwatermanagement

It’s this kind of windy out. #windy #thegrassessayso #foodforests #forestgardens #nativegrasses

Virginia knotweed is a nice shady pollinator friendly plant with dainty white flowers later in the season. It grows throughout our woods but we like that it brings the pollinators to our woodland edibles and medicinals. Thanks to Capital Naturalist and Lily Whitesell for identifying it! #persicariavirginiana #polygonumvirginianum #pollinatorfriendly #pollinatorgarden #nativeplants

Happy Friday from the lucky clover patch! #fourleafclover #lucky #fourleafcloverseason #foodforest #forestgarden #🍀

This is dogbane cordage made by one of our favorite volunteers, Stephanie. It’s an easy task that can be done while chatting with friends. Another readily available resource that can be turned into a useful material. #manyplantsmakelightwork #twine #dogbane #dogbanecordage #cordage #localtwine

#chickasawplum #prunusangustifolia the scent of the flowers is overwhelming and interesting - I keep wanting more even though there's something strange about it - turpentine?

#osageorange grove

So close! #shiitake #mushrooms #localmushrooms #foodforest #sweetgum

Shiitake logs soaking away. #soon

Thank you to all our amazing volunteers who came out on Saturday! We got so much work done thanks to you. Look at how beautiful our veg beds are! #manyhandsmakemanuremove #volunteersrock #foodforest #forestgarden #volunteer #manyhandsmakelightwork

Maypop vodka and soda water after a long day in the garden. Now’s the time to clean out the fridge and pantry of all those things that you dried, fermented, canned, etc. “for the winter”. #springcleaningtips #winterstorage #mmm #maypop #passiflora #passionfruit #localfruit

Practicing different mushroom inoculating techniques. This is #oystermushroom from @fieldandforestproducts on #tulippoplar totems.

Learning how to use local GIS resources with the new PDC class. #pdc #permaculturedesign #permaculturedesigncertification

A hike through different forests in the permaculture class this weekend. Sometimes I feel like the woods here in the eastern US is my favorite place in the world, and that to me it's as beautiful as any national park or exotic destination.

This is nature taking over a parking lot. Slowly, a little dirt finds a crack. Then one seed finds the dirt. A plant grows and catches more dirt and other seeds. Then it dies, making soil. Slowly, soil builds up allowing for bigger plants. Bigger plants and water freezing makes bigger cracks for more soil building and bigger plants. On and on. And then one day, there is a whole community of plants in a parking lot.
#succession #ecologicalsuccession #microgoals #tinygoals #tinyhabits #juststart #justgetstarted

Happy Friday from the flock! #fowlplay #fowlfriday #duckduckgoose #andrewchek #forestgarden #foodforest

Purple Dead Nettle flowering away! #purpledeadnettle #lamiumpurpureum #eattheweeds #foodforest #forestgarden

#soon #waitingpatiently #lindera #prunus #foodforests #forestgardens

#anisehyssop update. #localherbs #localtea #purpleplants #foodforests #forestgardens

The #cherryblossommadness has begun!!! Our Nanking Cherries are starting to bloom. #localfruit #foodforests #forestgardens #nankingcherry #foodforest

A reminder from the wheat growing at the USNA. #savethebay #wheat #covercrop #erosioncontrol #stormwatermanagement

It’s this kind of windy out. #windy #thegrassessayso #foodforests #forestgardens #nativegrasses

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