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Fields Renovation

Greening up!

This is a picture from the upper sloped hill, one that I was a little worried about with erosion.

I went up this week with some herbicide, we've got some regrowth of autumn olive and tree of heaven, while I was on the hill spraying I was pretty impressed by the growth of what we reseeded.

The slope is still a little rough, and needs from work with sticks twigs, and smoothing, but its an improvement for sure!

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Buckwheat Blooms

Buckwheat Blooms

Some of the first sections of buckwheat we planted are blooming. I tried to get some pictures of pollinators but it was pretty late in the day. Buckwheat nectar disappears by mid morning. Still, it is encouraging to see some growth and greenery after all of the destruction we caused

Narrated Drone Tour Update

Narrated Drone Tour Update

Here I am trying my hand at flying a drone and narrating at the same time. We have made some progress on the farm. Its harder than you think to keep a coherent monologue going and flying the drone without making everyone nauseous. Haha. But it was fun! The biggest

Clearing And Cleaning

Clearing And Cleaning

Over the last few weeks we've been cleaning and clearing a lot on invasive species on our farm. This hillside you are looking down was absolutely covered in autumn olives and hybrid poplars. Short term the plan is to plant this with a cover crop that we can

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