Hi Everyone,

We have been hard at work digging our new contour swales and mulching them with woodchips, and the end is in sight. We are almost done! Huge thanks to everyone who has helped out so far and now comes the fun part!

We have 413 new bare-root nut and companion trees that need to be planted and we have 11 large earthen berms varying in length from 150′ – 415′ totaling somewhere in the range of 2400 linear ft of berm to plant into. We also have 1+ yard of rich compost, a bag of brix blend basalt rock dust, and some mycorizal innoculent for the tree roots.

We are hoping that people will show up excited to dig small planting holes, mix in compost, innoculate the tree roots and tuck the trees gently into their homes atop beautiful hugel berms.

Thank you all in advance, we will have food and refreshments throughout the day and more with homebrew mead and cider when we are finished ^^

Tree Planting Work Party!
Saturday, May 21 2-7pm at Nutwood Farm
76 Porter Hill Rd, Cummington, MA

https://www.facebook.com/events/1163082913726154/

Go nuts! Happy planting!

 

Friday-Saturday, April 29-30th | 9am-5pm

Greetings permafriends!

We are getting ready to install a series of contour swales across two acres of our new property in Cummington, MA in preparation for a large-scale planting of hybrid hazelnuts, chestnuts, and other mixed perennial edible trees and shrubs.  We are looking for enthusiastic helpers to cut their pdc teeth or hone their skills in marking 200+’ contour lines, digging swales (with the help of a mini-trac excavator), and leveling and mulching berms for edible hedgerows and alley crops on a budding permaculture nut farm in the hilltowns.

Come be a part of an exciting new project in our region to bring more local hazelnuts, chestnuts, walnuts, stone pine nuts, and much more to our local food shed.  Sara and Kalyan are both novice and avid permaculturists finally putting down roots in our local community.  We are looking to create an ecologically integrated 7-acre farm and homestead that builds on many of the best ideas of our generation to serve as our “proving ground” for the kind of local abundance that we know is within our collective grasp.  We are also adventurously exploring the viability of growing perennial and staple foods – hazelnut oil, hazelnut butter, chestnut flour, short grain rice, etc. –  on a small commercial scale to support the growth and adaptation of these resonant agricultural practices that build soil, sequester carbon, clean the air, and retain water in the landscape.

Join and learn with us as we transform this land into a farm and forest of food.  RSVP to nutwoodfarmers at gmail dot com or call 413-834-one.four.three.seven, or just show up!  Friday and Saturday all day, April 29th & 30th, at 76 Porter Hill Rd, near the Fairgrounds in Cummington, MA.  ALL hands are welcome, there will be many kinds of tasks and revelry to partake in; potluck lunch if you can (gf + v options appreciated); good footwear, hats and gloves recommended.  Call with any questions; See you there!

Kalyan & Sara
Nutwood Farm
PO Box 38 | 76 Porter Hill Road
Cummington, MA 01026

facebook.com/hazelnutfarm