Fields Without Fences

Restoring Connection Between People & Planet

writings & media

Articles, photography, video, and writings sourced from our work in and beyond the field.

writings & media

Articles, photography, video, and writings sourced from our work in and beyond the field. Our “from the field” series features projects, daily life, and reflections inspired by our work at home on our two farm sites in Frenchtown, New Jersey. Our “beyond the field” series features, projects, collaborations, and partnerships we are engaged in with our broader community.

Popular subjects include permaculture, forest gardening, regenerative agriculture, plant medicine, ecological restoration, earth based spirituality, and other diverse musings on agroecology topics.

August 26, 2019

Shifting Seasons

August 26, 2019/ LINDSAY NAPOLITANO

There is a shift in the air today, and I can feel the sun is beginning to set on another summer... Soon the landscape will change color and shape again.

Dynamics systems require dynamic response. Participating in a long term relationship with the natural world, means one must evolve in tandem. Resistance to change creates friction, while embracing the impermanent shifting quality of the universe opens one up to unforeseen opportunity and growth potential. The only consistent feature of our universe is change. Permaculture invites us to open our minds to the winds of transformation, lift our spirits in understanding, and ground our feet in the earth.

Fields Without Fences

Plant Medicine for People & Planet

On our farm, located within Delaware River Watershed, we cultivate fruits, nuts, medicinal herbs, and wild edibles within naturalized plantings that mimic the wild ecology. Through site specific design, we integrate approaches found in environmental restoration, permaculture design, and regenerative agriculture to create low input, self-renewing, agroecological systems that naturally restore health and integrity to our shared landscape.

Beyond our fields we bring these practices to our consulting and design work with farmers, landowners, and organizations. Inspired by a philosophy that recognizes all elements are integral to an interconnected planet, we approach landscapes as interdependent ecosystems, out of which the well being of all is reflected in the health and functionality of the whole. We bring this mindful holistic approach to everything we do, from the products we craft, to the programs and services we offer.

Fields Without Fences

Fields Without Fences

writings & media

Fields Without Fences

writings & media

Popular subjects include permaculture, forest gardening, regenerative agriculture, plant medicine, ecological restoration, earth based spirituality, and other diverse musings on agroecology topics.

Shifting Seasons

Fields Without Fences

New Blog Post: We Won An Award! The Hugh Hammond Bennett Northeast Producer Award for Conservation Excellence

New Writing Series: Notes from the Field - An intimate collection of farm journal writings and photographs

Fields Without Fences offers a vast array of ecological services aimed at restoring health and integrity to our shared landscape.

Learn more about how permaculture offers a framework for cultivating meaningful ways of being in relationship with the natural world.

Learn more about our farms where we integrate approaches found in ecological restoration, permaculture design, and regenerative agriculture.