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Where the farm began
I suppose Healing Tree began somewhere in my heart and worked its way to productive thinking about sustainability at a point when I could apply it to the land behind our house. Unfortunately, we had … more →
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Where the farm began
iamsamiam wrote 1 year ago: I suppose Healing Tree began somewhere in my heart and worked its way to productive thinking about s … more →
So much more than cherries
iamsamiam wrote 1 year ago: It was the summer of 2004 when I first read about a young woman running for the title of National Ch … more →
Exactly.
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iamsamiam wrote 1 year ago: The summer before Y2K, when everyone was talking about the collapse of the free world due to some un … more →
Plant Sciences
iamsamiam wrote 2 years ago: A friend of mine suggested I contact MSU for their satellite programs in Horticulture. They current … more →
Where the Wild Things Are
iamsamiam wrote 2 years ago: This week we are still awaiting our bulb order. The bulbs should have arrived late last week, but t … more →
On a personal note...
iamsamiam wrote 2 years ago: I’ve never really talked about Healing Tree and what it represents to me personally. As a chil … more →
Farm Hopping
iamsamiam wrote 2 years ago: Helping out at Telford Farm on Saturday Fall Harvest Maple Bay Farm on a rainy afternoon … more →
Farmers
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iamsamiam wrote 2 years ago: I was talking with Sandy at Rennie Orchards about my tree order (he was very helpful in helping me s … more →
Ordering Fruit Trees
iamsamiam wrote 2 years ago: After a phone call with Sandy Rennie of Rennie Orchards in Williamsburg, MI, we decided to simplify … more →
Black dirt, truck donation and the two-hour window
iamsamiam wrote 2 years ago: Tomorrow morning, we will meet with a manager at a lumberyard to pick up a truck they are donating f … more →
Cultivating Community
iamsamiam wrote 2 years ago: Part of the experiment behind Healing Tree is ‘cultivating’ community involvement. The … more →
Dandelions and CO2, Farming
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iamsamiam wrote 2 years ago: NPR reported this morning on the increase in dandelions (and other weeds) and rising CO2 levels. Wit … more →
Raspberries, Blueberries, Strawberries
iamsamiam wrote 2 years ago: I’m working on the berry beds and incorporating these into the hedgerows, along the fence and … more →
Meadows and the hedgerow
iamsamiam wrote 2 years ago: We’re always learning something new from the land. This week, I watched as our backyard burs … more →
A Gala
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iamsamiam wrote 2 years ago: Gala means celebration and we have reason to celebrate. The tiny gala tree I began from seed, my own … more →
Trees, bees and birdies
iamsamiam wrote 2 years ago: I’m investigating the usefulness of milkweed at the moment since we have an abundance of it on … more →
Guilds and Figures
iamsamiam wrote 2 years ago: Starting a farm in your backyard costs money, but it doesn’t have to be outrageous. At the sta … more →
Cherries, apples, and berries, Oh my!
iamsamiam wrote 2 years ago: Okay, some revisions according to instinct for our cherries… Thinking moving to Bing and Mont … more →
Hay Day
iamsamiam wrote 2 years ago: My daughter was thrilled to discover this tiny snake curled up beneath one of the strawbales we remo … more →
