by Carolyn Crane | Nov 3, 2024 | Native Plants, The Land
Part One: May 2024 This spring it was finally time to focus on Zone Four, the Future Food Forest. I attended native tree sales in Monroe and Washtenaw Counties, and came away with small saplings of these trees: meadowsweet, choke cherry, wild plum, pasture rose, and...
by Carolyn Crane | May 4, 2024 | Native Plants, The Land
I am excited to announce my permaculture internship program. The program runs from May through September. Community college students in SE Michigan are eligible. This is a paid internship, including mileage and meals while working. We learn and teach while we work and...
by Carolyn Crane | Mar 20, 2024 | Field Trips, Native Plants
We are calling it the “winter that wasn’t” here in SE Michigan, so it’s no surprise that spring like weather came to us in late February and early March. Even more than usual, gardening was on everyone’s mind. Those of us who knew better...
by Carolyn Crane | Feb 23, 2024 | Native Plants, The Land
Every farm needs a work area, an area devoted to creating the things that allow us to create the habitat that leads to the plants or crops. Behind Zone Two the Interface is our smallest zone, Zone Three. The “industrial” part is a bit of a joke, since our...
by Carolyn Crane | Dec 29, 2023 | Native Plants, The Land
This is my third winter in Michigan. Since I’ve moved here, I’ve been struck by the fact that the weather seemed perfectly synchronized with the seasons. As the seasons changed, temperature ranges changed immediately. The last two winter solstices,...
by Carolyn Crane | Oct 2, 2023 | Native Plants, The Land
To help me keep organized, I’ve separated my 2+ acres into five zones: 1) East Meadow, 2) The Interface, 3) The Work Zone, 4) The West Meadow, and 5) The Woods. Here are a few photos from Zone One: East Meadow. This zone is dedicated to native flowers, grasses,...
