Oct 14, 2026 · 4 min read
First Chestnuts of the Season
The Colossal chestnuts started dropping Tuesday morning. We picked up four bushels before noon — the burrs split clean this year, which means the summer drought actually helped.
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Sep 22, 2026 · 7 min read
Why We Ferment Our Own Fertilizer
JADAM and Korean Natural Farming changed everything about how we feed the soil. Here's the setup — fermentation barrels, indigenous microorganisms, and the brown rice vinegar nobody tells you about.
Sep 2, 2026 · 3 min read
Pawpaw Season Is Two Weeks Long
If you've never tasted a pawpaw, you have about fourteen days to find one. They don't ship, they don't store, and they taste like banana custard crossed with a mango. Here's when to come.
Apr 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Planting a Chestnut–Hazelnut Alley
The alley cropping layout we use puts chestnuts 40 feet apart with hazelnuts filling the midstory. The chestnuts won't bear for eight years — the hazelnuts pay the bills in the meantime.