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Growing wild edible perennial crops on one acre of Onöñda'gega' lakefront. #rewilding #degrowth https://instagram.com/farnhamfarmstead/

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mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jul 16

Every evening is a different painting. #sunsets #lakelife #crosslakeNY

A sunset on Cross Lake in Central New York. A boat just passed by so there are light waves on the water. The colors are soft peach and purples and a little bit of blue.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jul 10

Nice early-morning cruise down the Seneca River birding with @walkininmemphis.bsky.social and @megschader.bsky.social yesterday. Even managed to get a few of these Great Blue Herons in focus while bobbing up and down. #GreatBlueHeron #BlueHeron #birdwatching #CentralNewYork #centraNY #SenecaRiver

A Great Blue Heron standing on a moss-covered fallen tree overhanging the Seneca River in Central NY.

A Great Blue Heron standing on a tree branch overhanging the Seneca River in Central NY.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jul 9

First hazelnuts on this three year old plant.🤩 I counted 3 but I don’t hold much hope that the squirrels won’t get to them before I do. Stay tuned for my best squirrel stew recipe. #CorylusAmericana #SquirrelFood #AmericanHazelnut #ForestGarden #ForestGardening #PerennialVegetables #permaculture

Close up of two young hazelnuts.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jul 3

Throwback #TBT to that Thursday afternoon walk in the woods with @walkininmemphis.bsky.social and @megschader.bsky.social‬ when we saw this sweet young eaglet.🦅#eaglet #baldeagle #birding #baldeaglet #CentralNewYork

A young eaglet sitting in a giant nest high up in the tree canopy.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 27

Red Currant coming in hot.🔥This is a variety called “Red Lake” that I picked up in Ithaca. #RibesRubrum

A close-up of a cluster of ripe red currants.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 24

I think everyone reading this should ‘❤️’ and leave a comment to boost and support an account full of cheerful content.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 23

As if I needed one more reason to stop mowing my lawn.🦌 #CreateHabitat #Rewilding #GrowFoodNotLawns #RewildYourLawn #NoMowMovement

Two deer fawns tucked into high grass with just their heads poking up waiting for mom to return.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 22

A little late for peak peony blooms but I did manage a dreamy o'keeffe-esque snap of one of the 'Krinkled Whites’ before it faded. And a hover fly. #peonyseason #peonypic #peonylove #georgiaokeeffe #krinkledwhite

Extreme close up of a white ‘Krinkled White’ variety of peony.

Extreme close up of a white ‘Krinkled White’ variety of peony with a little hover fly gathering a bit of nectar.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 21

Things that don’t keep me up at night: This Grey Treefrog. Their calls lull me right to sleep. 😴 🐸 #SummerFrogCalls #CampSounds #CountryLiving #LakeLife

Close up of a gray treefrog sitting on my deck railing.

Close up of a gray treefrog sitting on my deck railing.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 20

That’s awesome, lemme know if you need a different crop or higher resolution! 😊

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 20

It’s a constant struggle over here but I love them so much…trying to peacefully coexist. 🤎🦌

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 20

Thank you! I’m shooting for Garden of Eden so “Heavenly” is a great compliment! I’d like this little one-acre to be like the Willie Wonka Factory of forest gardening…where everything you can see and touch is edible.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 20

And I suppose Spicebush and Hazelnuts are also considered fruits so add those to the list, too. I’d say that I don’t have room for even one more, but of course I’d be wrong.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 20

So far the fruit I’m growing here includes: Mulberry, Persimmon, Aronia/Chokeberry, Elderberry, Black Currant, Red Current, Honeyberry, Red Raspberry, Blackberries, Riverbank Grape, Fox Grape, Gooseberry, Goji Berry, and Highbush Cranberry.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 20

Mulberry trees have deep, water-seeking roots, so I’m guessing that they’ll break through the clay easily enough to take advantage of our low water table here at the lake.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 20

Every time that I think I don’t have room for one more fruit tree/shrub…I’m wrong. Picked up an Illinois Everbearing Mulberry recently. Started leafing out beautifully just two days after I planted it in not-so-optimal clay soil. #PlantOnceEatForever #FoodForest #Permaculture #PermacultureGardening

Top-down shot of an Illinois Everbearing Mulberry tree leafing out.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 19

Well I thank you because now I don't have to do it! 😀

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 18

Oh, lol, I don’t know if I need two! I should probably read up! I accidentally planted a riverbank grape along a path and it’s taking off so now I’m on the lookout for a cattle panel for them to climb up.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 18

Nice score on the sewing baskets! A little fancier than a blue cookie tin! 🤣 Beautiful, arrangement, too. 🩷💚

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 17

I don’t have the ambition (or the equipment) to remove this stump so now it’s a ‘raised bed’ planter filled with Calendula. 🤣🌼 The leaves and petals are both edible and it’s a prolific self-seeder so it’ll be here every year till this stump rots to the ground. I think it’ll look cool.

Calendula growing out of an ol’ tree stump.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 12

Ask where the best fishing holes are in #CentralNY and all the experts with tell ya it’s Cross Lake.🦅 #wildlifephotography #birds #birding #naturalnewyork #iloveny

An eagle sitting in tree overlooking Cross Lake with a fresh catch of fish in their hands. Claws, I guess, but you get the picture.

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 11

I can almost taste the Niagara grapes just thinking about it (and remembering the hangover that followed). #LakeNiagara #FLXwines #FingerLakesWine #FoxGrape #VitisLabrusca

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 11

Besides Boone’s Farm and MD 2020, did anyone else score a bottle of Lake Niagara wine when they were a precocious and curious teen? I bought this half-dead ‘Vitis labrusca’ or Fox Grape on sale at Runnings last summer for $4 and it seems to be bouncing back.

Overhead shot of Fox Grape leaves.

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Meg Schader @megschader.bsky.social · Jun 10

“Find a bit of beauty in the world today. Share it.”
~Lisa Bonchek Adams
#birds

mj @farnhamfarmstead.bsky.social · Jun 4

Ugh, can’t live with’em, don’t want to live without’em. I fenced in my hazelnuts only to discover they can, and regularly do, jump over it. They’ve left the hazels alone thus far but have helped themselves to the hostas, which is fine with me.