pawpaws 🍈 Our pawpaw fruits are getting bigger!! ...shown with my hand for size comparison (and a ground cover of lemon balm underneath). 🍈 We planted the pawpaw trees nine years ago and have waited eagerly for them to start producing. Not only are we thrilled to see our largest one begin fruiting now, it is also coinciding with another wonderful development at the farm and sanctuary. Exciting News... 🍈 We are anticipating the ...
I will be out of town for the next couple of weeks with my family, but before we go, I am very excited to share with you this drawing I received yesterday from Garden Juju Collective. It is the first draft of our land design for the front field area. Behind the county drain (blue line marked at the top), is about ten acres of woods with trails throughout that is not shown on the drawing. This ...
A few recent pictures from around the Sanctuary... Warm wishes to each of you, Jean
Skills and Friendship Days (aka work days), along with an evening of community sharing this past Saturday, have rounded out the the events of the last few weeks nicely. I hope you enjoy the following photo journal to capture the late summer vibe, and a smattering of what's been happening around the farm and sanctuary. The Yew tree Sarenth and Emily clearing grape vines off the Yew tree Sarenth clearing grape vines off the Yew ...
Path from the Sanctuary driveway back towards the woodsBlue Vervain standing proudlyPurple Loosestrife glowing in the sunshine (for an interesting perspective on this plant, feel free to check out the following link: https://commonwealthherbs.com/herb-of-the-week-purple-loosestrife/ )One of the wider trails through the woods - a wonderful place to be on a hot day."When you regain a sense of your life as a journey of discovery, you return to rhythm with yourself. When you take the time to travel with reverence, a ...
I thought it would be nice to catch you up with some pictures from some of our recent Skills and Friendship Days (previously known as Work Days 😉). So without further ado... here is some of what we've been up to lately. Harvesting garlic scapes Preparing the garlic scapes for pickling Putting the cut scapes into the bag Snipping off the tough parts and the ends, and cutting them to the right size to ...
Spontaneous dandelion offering left by Charlotte for the Spirits of the Land For those who have not been to a recent work day, I would like to share what they are like and how they have been evolving, using our most recent one as an example. To begin, we take a moment to thank the Spirits of the Land for their abundance. We then spend awhile taking a walk around to see what is happening on ...
Trail to the Pond Site by Brennah Cavanaugh Photography LLCThe snow storm we had earlier this month left the shrubs and plants so weighed down that some of the trails became almost impassable. But not completely so, as Dan found when he decided to crawl through because our dog was so insistent on going on his usual walk! Photos by Dan Cavanaugh - Walking the DogI wanted to share these pictures of the Sanctuary in all its winter ...
On Thursdays we have a volunteer work day from about 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm. I wish I had gotten pictures of our trail-blazing crew yesterday, but as sometimes happens, I was caught up in the moment, and I think everyone else was too. We had marked out a trail beforehand, putting stakes in to show the way, and our crew of Caitlin, Sarenth, Brandon, Brennah, and I headed out with a machete, a saw, a couple ...