From the Field

Gallery

Soil, Seeds, Sunshine and Soul

Young fruit trees with mountain backdrop
Orchard in the making
Drip-irrigated seedling rows in the field
Seedlings under drip
Compost mound with farm and mountains behind
Building the soil
Indoor speaking engagement with audience
Sharing the practice
Seedling close-up with praying mantis
First true leaves
Farm seal with garden vegetables
The naturalist mark
Farm landscape with fruit trees and wood chip mulch
Orchard and mulch
Brown and white cow in pasture
Animal inclusion
Seedling propagation trays with praying mantis
Propagation season
Mixed flower garden with zinnias and marigolds
Zinnia season
Dense yellow zinnia bed in full bloom
Yellow zinnias
Aerial view of lettuce rows under drip irrigation
Lettuce rows
Close-up pomegranate flower in vivid red
Pomegranate bloom
Barbed wire coiled around a tree trunk in dry grass
Field detail
Green farm shed with young fruit trees and oak woodland
Farm shed

The Naturalist Farmer

Observing, restoring, and cultivating — one season at a time.

California / West Coast

Field Note

"The farm is a living record of what the land remembers. Our work is to listen carefully enough to read it."

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Natural History · Ecological Restoration · Biointensive Production