The warm rains have helped kick off so much green on the farm. It is nice to watch everything grow. The fall and winter test plantings of fig, elderberry and pawpaw in the back field are growing well. We’ve had a few figs that might not make it, but overall it is looking good.
I hope you enjoy the pictures from this week.
PawPaw in back field is growing
Fig in back field is coming up, one of our test plants
Buckwheat cover crop
Buchwheat cover crop
Peaches, yummy
Peaches are coming
Peaches are coming
Elderyberry blossoms
Elderyberry blossoming
Elderflowers
Elderberry that we planted in the fall
Elderberry planted in the fall
Pawpaw growing nicely
Fig trees are recovering from the warm spell in February in 2023
Sunflowers in the buckwheat
Potato plants
Grow potatoes grow
The bees are very very busy
I’m a mechanical engineer turned weekend farmer, so I’m just smart enough to know that there is a lot that I don’t know especially when it comes to farming, permaculture and food forests. I’ve been heavily influenced in my love of farming and permaculture by my Mom and Dad and also by people like 
Connie has her certificate in Sustainable Agriculture from CCCC. She really enjoyed the classes at the community college and learned a lot. The program was a mixture of classes and work on the school farm. What she learned has really added to our technical proficiency on the farm.