Carolyne from Silver Maple Hobby Farm
Its just 1.75 acres of highway 69!
We have a creek running along the back of our
property that I would like to turn into a permaculture food forest of sorts. At the moment we have a few mulberry trees and some lilacs. Mainly weeds but I have found hops and river grapes?? growing there. The canopy from what I can tell is mainly elm trees amd some silver maples. Anyways was looking for some good root crops, horseradish? to start. I am also planting some more nut trees hazlenuts and chestnuts. I have an area what I want to coppice for willows. I took dewberry cuttings from down the road and they have started rooting.
we have an extensive garden with cukes, squash, beans, toms , sweet potatoes, carrots, parsnips and sunflowers. I also have a strawberry and asparagus patch that I started two years ago.
I only just getting around to clearing brush on the creek and thinking about using my 8 RIR to help.
Its not much but its starting to feel like home.
Any info would be most helpful. Thank you.
