One small step toward a fruiting forest for me, a tiny sprout for 33 walnuts First, a bag of NZ-grown walnuts, then four days of soaking. wrap in damp paper for a couple of weeks Now occupying the dining room table and waiting to see who will grow a leaf bud.
Category Archives: Cohabitation Collaboration
the 50th apple tree
the feral apple forest is growing, seeds have sprouted, grown into tiny trees then bigger trees. and now into the ground with their older siblings concept drawing of long-term plan for feral apple forest: tree + apples
Smudging the perimeter
Autumn: time for endings and looking toward new beginnings. Time for clearing lingering energies from a sad past. Smudging the perimeters of the Cohab Lab with family and friends, sage and tea tree. Photographs courtesy of Brittany Sutherland. and burning the remains of the dog pens and horse yards.
Cohabitation Collaboration
In August 2021, we (Jill Sorensen and Mark van Wetering) bought a 3.5h piece of land in Raurimu, on the northern foothills of Ruapehu. It is four hours south of Auckland, and 589 metres above sea level. This somewhat unkempt combination of pasture, a creek, trees, and blackberry will be the site for an evolvingContinue reading “Cohabitation Collaboration”
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