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5d ago
If we are bold in our thinking, courageous in accepting new ideas, and willing to work with instead of against our land, we shall find in conservation farming an avenue to the greatest food production the world has ever known… - Hugh Hammond Bennett Lindsay Napolitano & Johann Rinkens, Fields Without Fences Farming is a series of impossible expectations and limitless possibilities. To elicit the certainty of livelihood from the mercurial thing that freezes, rains, and suns to parchedness; the thing that blows, and blooms, and changes with the wind - is a paradox we pursue every season. S ..read more
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Water Management on Regenerative Farms - NRCS Staff Educational Event
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by fields without fences
4M ago
Johann RInkens Speaks to National Resource Conservation Service Staff About Regenerative Agriculture systems at Ironbound Farm, JULY 2023 In our consulting work with farmers and land stewards beyond our fields and with our partner organization, Restoration Agriculture Development, we understand that water informs the basis of every ecosystem. The hydrological dynamics of every landscape are unique, but patterns can be lifted from the underlying topography and vegetation to elucidate and work with an appropriate water course. When we are establishing an agro-ecosystem of terraces, contour plan ..read more
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Persimmon Season
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by LINDSAY NAPOLITANO
4M ago
The persimmon tree has become a peculiar marker of time on the farm. As an early succession tree, they were one of the first orchard canopy species to spring up. And when they did, the landscape started to take on a young forest quality, which felt enormously exciting at the time. I distinctly remember standing face to crown with a six foot tall persimmon some years back and thinking, my goodness I can’t wait until you’re older and you tower over me and bear fruit on every branch! A thought that was quickly followed by another, more alertly prescient thought, I suppose I’ll be older then too ..read more
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How To Use Elderberries?
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by LINDSAY NAPOLITANO
7M ago
Understanding the art & science of the tiny berry of mythological proportion by Lindsay Napolitano Elderberry fruiting, fields without fences, 2022 Perhaps you know about the impressive immunological effects of elderberry. You've heard plenty of anecdotes from friends and family about preventing colds and swiftly recuperating from the flu. Maybe you’re well versed in the powerful anti-inflammatory potential of dark berries, and once read that the elderberry boasts one of the highest antioxidant content of all berries… But still one lingering question remains, perhaps the most essential qu ..read more
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At First Sign of Cold...
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by LINDSAY NAPOLITANO
1y ago
As the days grow shorter, wetter, and increasingly frigid, it’s helpful to have a few recipes on hand to weather the cold season. At first sign of cold… is a short collection of our favorite herbal recipes and practices to help stay healthy as the world moves indoors for winter. The weather is shifting again. Last week’s light frost melted the tender herbs in the garden, and I suddenly found myself rattling around at a hurried pace, gleaning the final harvests, and outfitting my coffers for a long hibernation.  We are coming upon the part of the year where life mostly moves indoors, and w ..read more
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Elderberry Elixir Back in Stock in the Farm Shop and at local retailers!
Fields Without Fences Blog
by fields without fences
1y ago
When we closed up our herbal product line in 2021, we promised we’d be back with our most beloved product. We’ve been working quietly, but with a great deal of passion, on bringing back our Elderberry Elixir with a new and improved look, recipe, and size, that we hope you’ll love. We are pleased to announce Elderberry Elixir is up in the shop and available to order! ORDER A BOTTLE FROM OUR FARM SHOP!   There have been a few changes we’re excited about. First, we got the message loud and clear folks were clamoring for more Elderberry Elixir in bigger bottles, so we doubled up to a new ..read more
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New Fields Without Fences Illustrated T-shirts!
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by fields without fences
1y ago
We are so pleased to announce Fields Without Fences T-shirts illustrated in gorgeous detail by the enormously talented Philadelphia-based artist, Meg Lemieur, and printed on organic cotton at a local eco-friendly print house are now available for purchase! Available Sizes: Small, Medium, Large, X-tra Large CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOURS! About the design Collaborating on this project, Meg was able to enliven the sacred geometry of our icon with an animistic quality, evoking the complex beauty of a world of flora and fauna erupting into being. Her beautiful rendering of a tapestry of earth dwellers ..read more
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From the Field: Spring in the forest garden
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by LINDSAY NAPOLITANO
1y ago
Lemony Quince: in bloom; understory in South Field From the Field: Spring in the forest garden Photos and reflections of the farm in spring * Our “From the Field” Series features projects, production, and reflections derived from our work at home on our two farm sites in near Frenchtown, New Jersey.* Homestead pear in bloom; April Earth day arrives just as I’m beginning to feel love drunk on a new spring. A few days ago, standing under an old pear tree, alive and buzzing, radiant in sun gold full bloom, I abandoned my farm chores. The day’s work receded into the background and I was overcome ..read more
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Bearing witness to what is
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by fields without fences
1y ago
There is a permaculture principle called Observe & Interact, that like most permaculture principles, seems at first, simple, obvious, and perhaps perfunctory. But to truly observe with honesty, is a radical act that requires one to suspend preconceptions, rote prescriptions, and built in prejudices to stand as a witness to what is. It is precisely at this intersection that interaction with our environment can begin from a place of collaboration and respect, rather than dictation and control. Over the years, we’ve heard many folks lament the over-developed and polluted landscape of New Je ..read more
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Permaculture Principles: Produce No Waste
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by LINDSAY NAPOLITANO
1y ago
We keep a lean operational budget on the farm. It’s one way we’ve found to make it work over the years on this experimental farm in the absence of topsoil, existing infrastructure, or reliable market channels. We might say this attention to the bottom line is the primary motivation for saving seed, not heating the propagation house, or conducting every class for seven years around a single picnic table, but that would only be part of the story. The other half, always silently underscoring our decision making process, is the natural partner to “make do,” the permaculture principle: produce no w ..read more
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