Photo Journal: February in ten photos

Photo Journal: February in ten photos

“We’re just not used to cold winters like this anymore,” has become an unwitting refrain all season long. Rushing from another vehicle to another building; sliding on the perma-ice in the driveway; offering sparse recompense to Johann as he worked on the freezing pipes in the farm office - I’d shrug, or shake my head and say, we’re just not used to cold winters like this anymore. It’s true. Here in the northeast we’ve grown accustomed to harvesting until early December, and digging trenches in February.

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Decade in Reflection Part Two: The Way of Water

Decade in Reflection Part Two: The Way of Water

In honor of our ten year anniversary, we’re taking a trip down memory lane in a new multi part series. Through archival photos and retrospective writings, we’ll revisit forest gardening, water management, plant medicine, and other pursuits we’ve explored over the last ten years at Fields Without Fences with the kind of nuance and cosmic humor that only hindsight provides.

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READING THE LANDSCAPE SERIES: Snow Cover

READING THE LANDSCAPE SERIES: Snow Cover

From a permaculture perspective, late season snow presents a wonderful opportunity to read patterns in the landscape. By observing snow melt, we can easily identify where water naturally moves across the landscape, and this gives us insight into ways we might harness water flow, interrupt or redirect it, or choose select species that thrive in seasonal inundation…

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