take away what they can in hopes that one day , we can all bring the family back to the farm .
Mimicking an old school Amish collective barn raising , homeschooling families as well as Wwoofer volunteers spent a beautiful autumn Saturday installing the double layer plastic covering on a year-round 70 ’ long passive solar greenhouse . Guests stayed to enjoy a potluck , bonfire , music and games .
I sense he may have been referring have chosen to focus on the simple to the intimacy of interconnectedness fostered here . Might he have magnificent Nature-based “ things ”
things in life , those miniscule and
observed on his daily healing walks in our own backyard . From this the beauty resulting from the authenticity of a budding eco-com- who come to share , learn and sup-
perspective , we humbly hope all
munity , comprised of people who port , welcome this transition and
Chicken of the Woods Permaculture Farm , LLC , is a family-run organic farm in Darnestown that grows small-scale , nutrient-dense , organic vegetables , berries , herbs , and flowers on biointensive raised beds , conservation landscaping and in a passive solar 30 ’ x72 ’ high tunnel . They raise laying hens on pasture and keep two elderly but lovable Nigerian Dwarf goats . They offer neighbors and volunteers membership to a year-round Egg CSA , sell produce through Montgomery County ’ s Farm- 2FoodBank Program , and hemp tea and salve via their website . Connect with Bridgette and Jesse Downer at http :// chickenwoods . com
Ecologia teaches through hands on experience . Our workshops move through the ABC ’ s of garden design , mushroom cultivation , back yard orchards , food forests , natural building , pruning , grafting , permaculture design , rainwater harvesting , soil building , herb spirals , living willow structures , and ecological restoration .
SPRING WORKSHOPS
Hosted at Long Creek Homestead 8955 Indian Springs Rd , Frederick
Growing Gourmet Mushrooms ! April 11 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Fruit Tree Grafting April 18 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Edible Landscaping & Straw Bale Home Tour May 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
www . ecologiadesign . com
Landscape architects n Laytonsville , MD www . tjaden . design n 301-253-1702