Love all you all!!!!

Giddy up!!🌿🌱

As someone who cooks and creates recipes for a living it never ceases to amaze me how many people don’t understand the difference between bitterness and tartness. Do some experience it the same or are they just “ignorant “ for lack of a better word, of the difference. 🍽️🌿🌱

Most underrated tool on the farm……….. La machete.

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Nanking cherry, Quince and Wild American Plum. Spring is coughing its way into existence here in zone 7.

Super excited to start our tea garden in Southern Illinois. Newly designated zone 7a from 6b. First ones are going in our forest for shelter to see how they do. Then hopefully take seeds from them and populate other areas. It’s going to be tricky but I’m up for a challenge.#🌱🌿

Power lining at Montrose Harbor many years ago.

New labels for some of our shrubs.

Save the date.

Happy birthday Herbert Ervin. Purple Heart recipient and fighter of fascists. He fought in the Po Valley Italy 1945. Defeated Mussolini. I wish men like hi were still here. It’s because they are gone that we live in this emerging world. Love you grandpa. Miss you more than you will know.

Board of Peace - Season 1

It is with great regret that i must inform you all that I also won’t be joining the Board of Peace.

My morning meditation. Wendell Berry- from New Collected Poems

Witness the fitness! And that amazing square wave…

Bubby makes sure all is well.

All those peppers that need to be harvested right before the frost become……

Is that a beer in your pocket or are you just happy to see me.

Umeboshi day. Doing a preliminary test run on some 21 day fermented plums. I’m going to let the main group keep fermenting for another week or so. I had to try one fresh and wow was it interesting and delicious. Funky, salty and tangy goodness. Into the dehydrator for a gentle 24 hour sauna. 🍽️

An amazing gathering of singers at the farm this morning. I love Merlin in the mornings.🌿

The shop lit out for solstice.

Witness the fitness! And that amazing square wave…

Traipsing through our woods Yule Tree hunting for the shop. This winged elm was quite spectacular so I had to stop and admire. We finally found one by the lake. 🌿

I’m starting to prepare for a solstice dinner at the shop. Looking forward to working with this. A decent harvest, enough for a syrup or something interesting hopefully. 🌱🌿🍽️

Our very shy but ubiquitous farm Inhabitant. Has lived here for many years but is still very wary of us. A majestic and beautiful creature.

Some new ones I made recently.

So does “singer songwriter” mean praise music for bars?

Chicago area peeps. We will be at Frankfort Fall Fest this weekend in the gourmet food section. Come say hello. #frankfortfallfest

This Saturday at Art in the Garden. Mandala Gardens Marion Il.

A few picks from around the farm this morning. Elder, yarrow, anise, lilac and hydrangea. 🌱🌿#permaculture

Slinging our wares at the market. One of my favorite days of the week.

New shirt graphic for my show in June.

Just going to say being a new addition to Tornado Alley is not great. This shit is getting old fast.

It’s almost time. Looking like a good year for gooseberries here. 🌱🌿#permaculture

We propagate elderberry everywhere. We have an abundance so in spring we just wander around sticking cuttings into the ground. Here’s one that’s thriving that is interesting. Under the west side of a fairly large tree right at the base. Curious if it’s flowering will be as vigorous. 🌱🌿 #permaculture

Aronia, black currant and gooseberries are in bloom. The aronia and gooseberries are really taking off after a couple tough years. The currants struggle in the peak of summer but holding on. 🌿🌱#permaculture

The ramps transplanted three years ago are back again. Super excited they are resilient but sad that they are sooooo sloooow to spread. I don’t see any spread at all. I’ll take the small win however of a small bit of ramp leaf butter. Baby steps. 🌿🌱#permaculture