Now that we've picked most of the raspberries, the blackberries are ripening. We use blackberries in many of the same ways as raspberries, but we seem to have so many more of the blackberries, as you can see. Since the berries were already here, growing rather wild, we chose the "live and let live" approach, which is very much in keeping with Permaculture principles. We opted to observe and see what would unfold. Lo and behold, the abundance revealed! Years ago, we … [Read more...] about Easy Blackberry Jam
Wild garden
Raspberry Season
Ah, the raspberry! We have them growing wild here at the Mountain Farmhouse and we love them! I planted a few of the plants myself, but for the most part, they seeded themselves and grew. The birds help with that. Several years ago, I would not have wanted the raspberries to grow so wild and abundantly. I was trying to control nature too much. After learning about Permaculture, however, my outlook and approach became very different. Joel and I decided to let nature run its course, and in … [Read more...] about Raspberry Season