https://threefold.farm/blog daily 1.0 2026-01-26 https://threefold.farm/blog/youtube-video-building-an-almost-tropical-geothermal-climate-battery-greenhouse-in-a-temperate-climate monthly 0.5 2025-01-03 https://threefold.farm/blog/featured-in-lancaster-county-magazine-growing-fruit-with-climate-battery-technology monthly 0.5 2024-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/02baf7e1-f84f-4ad2-a017-6a99e460f88a/2024.11.01-Threefold-Farm-JBP01.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Featured in Lancaster County Magazine - Growing Fruit with Climate Battery Technology - Make it stand out In the greenhouse at the end of summer, Image Credit: Jordan Bush https://threefold.farm/blog/featured-on-morning-light-live-digging-for-truth-about-the-paw-paw monthly 0.5 2024-12-31 https://threefold.farm/blog/national-pawpaw-day-2023-featured-on-abc27-news monthly 0.5 2023-09-24 https://threefold.farm/blog/threefold-farm-and-atmos-greenhouse-systems-featured-on-abc27-news monthly 0.5 2021-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1616532194481-TCGESQ366PT760WA45VF/Atmos_Logo_Medium_White.png A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Threefold Farm and Atmos Greenhouse Systems featured on ABC27 News https://threefold.farm/blog/youtube-gray-house-climate-battery-tour monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://threefold.farm/blog/threefold-farm-on-the-thriving-farmer-podcast monthly 0.5 2020-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1580220274813-2495DHSZCL9DMH7RVUVN/kilpatrick_clymer.png A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Threefold Farm on the Thriving Farmer Podcast https://threefold.farm/blog/psu-climate-battery-2018-2019-study-now-available monthly 0.5 2019-05-13 https://threefold.farm/blog/yale-climate-connections-radio-program-features-climate-battery-greenhouse monthly 0.5 2019-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1557496105353-XD4U0BCFJHRF9T600PSL/climate_battery_may_19.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Yale Climate Connections Radio Program Features Climate Battery Greenhouse - Yale Climate Connections Innovative greenhouse stores heat underground, click through for article https://threefold.farm/blog/lancaster-farming-article-on-our-farm monthly 0.5 2018-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1544643948288-ILI9UI7HUSLF7Q6ZKTW7/pawpaws.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Lancaster Farming Article on our farm - Unusual Fruits a Niche Market for Beginning Farmers by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant https://threefold.farm/blog/practical-farmers-of-iowa-talk-on-unusual-fruits monthly 0.5 2018-11-26 https://threefold.farm/blog/climate-battery-greenhouse-version-2-and-new-psu-collaboration monthly 0.5 2018-11-03 https://threefold.farm/blog/pawpaw-feature-on-abc27-news monthly 0.5 2018-11-02 https://threefold.farm/blog/climate-battery-greenhouse-info-updates monthly 0.5 2017-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1513268677680-36QI4ND5OO9BVYBG8XLZ/climate_battery_greenhouse.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Climate Battery Greenhouse Information and Updates https://threefold.farm/blog/exotic-fruits-featured-on-george-weigels-pennlivecom-article monthly 0.5 2017-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1506000856191-NUWJEYRGXLCMECWM234C/tim_kat_by_sign_george_weigel.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - "Exotic" fruits featured on George Weigel's PennLive.com article - PennLive.com Article Featured on PennLive.com. 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Photo credit: George Weigel https://threefold.farm/blog/threefold-farm-and-grand-opening-featured-on-pennlivecom monthly 0.5 2017-06-23 https://threefold.farm/blog/grand-opening-2017 monthly 0.5 2017-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1496797309548-RVQSG05D3XX3Q4NA6W0G/flyer_grand_opening.png A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Grand Opening June 24th, 2017! https://threefold.farm/blog/featured-in-august-issue-of-west-shore-connect monthly 0.5 2016-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1474293555178-BLUYOTO344OTE3Q38TY4/west_shore_connect_aug_2016_feature.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Featured in August issue of West Shore Connect https://threefold.farm/blog/asian-persimmons-for-zone-6b-and-7a monthly 0.5 2021-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1470687347592-0P5BU23L3CKXLOV6GEX6/persimmons_for_maryland_cover.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Asian persimmons for zone 6b and 7a Click through to the full PDF version of the document https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1470687803926-2CX07GDFI7XQEXDDT59N/great_wall_fall_color.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Asian persimmons for zone 6b and 7a Beautiful fall color of 'Great Wall' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1470687861339-IEM1ZP8PNKZ8UU6NTOWC/persimmon_ornaments.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Asian persimmons for zone 6b and 7a Bright orange persimmons hanging on to the tree late into the fall after the leaves are gone. https://threefold.farm/blog/family-life-church-mission-trip-2016 monthly 0.5 2016-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1466546967917-Q84QU3IU8YEAAQHUTK99/produce.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Family Life Church Mission Trip 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1466453605163-LDSXG9COT20F92VK880A/plastic_crew.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Family Life Church Mission Trip 2016 Kari and crew hard at work putting down plastic. This was certainly one of the most trying jobs and we appreciated all that was done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1466453640311-OAOO1CYZEF0YQYZRK7VG/fence_crew.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Family Life Church Mission Trip 2016 The fencing crew working on the back rocky stretch of fence. This one went through a rocky hill, between trees, and down a hill. Took us all day but it was worth it to see it done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1466453682628-ZEKG8N6L9YL2PAYOY8J8/nursery_area.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Family Life Church Mission Trip 2016 Many hands make light work. Moving and placing pots is a whole lot easier with a crew. Over the course of a couple evenings we got all of the pots placed and plugged in to irrigation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1466453714255-EHF6KIBY060LP3RRMFU1/garden_weeded_prepped.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Family Life Church Mission Trip 2016 The garden looks better than ever. Tomatoes staked, beds weeded, old crops pulled and new ones sown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1466453755782-DLML2JG9AV12T60G70HE/plastic_laid.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Family Life Church Mission Trip 2016 Looking across the mulched rows. Woven plastic will suppress weeds and allow the new planting to grow competition-free. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1466453785257-6C0C5FZKZLQEDB5IBI2K/new_fence.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Family Life Church Mission Trip 2016 Looking down across a newly fenced area. Soon we'll let the goats loose here to clean it out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1466453819266-26G4CJJKBAB74VKSWOF7/kiwi_trellis.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Family Life Church Mission Trip 2016 Newly trellised and staked kiwi vines look so neat and tidy. https://threefold.farm/blog/spring-planting-2016 monthly 0.5 2016-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1463842500466-EWIYB90ZF07F1QORJKDY/rows_ready_for_planting.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Spring Planting 2016 Rows marked out and ready for planting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1463842302429-X38UOC9SZ4531RGEQXP7/flcac_crew_and_us.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Spring Planting 2016 Kat and I along with Chris, Tori, Garrett, and Kari from Family Life Church of Cypress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1463842567536-LV85K4ELIZKXT04ZRY10/IMG_0416.JPG A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Spring Planting 2016 Garrett and I digging holes for planting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1463842660273-8DU6SVBUXXJ977670ACW/bundles_of_berries.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Spring Planting 2016 Bundles of berries, waiting to be planted https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1463843770270-N1FU1ODAAZ66ROUMM5D1/bramble_weed_barrier.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Spring Planting 2016 A weed barrier partially in place for our blackberries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1463843171675-PHOADQZW0ITBO3W18160/kiwis_newly_planted.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Spring Planting 2016 Newly planted hardy kiwi on their trellis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1463843294003-PXAHGDVPM34UO23CR4YC/fencerow_posts_pounded.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Spring Planting 2016 Posts pounded on our western fencerow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1463843495924-V7TM3GMGSWMAAF30OIHJ/crimson_clover_in_bloom.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Spring Planting 2016 Crimson clover in full bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1463843530903-ZQK22W4DJFGADHHIZU8U/cover_cut_for_hay.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Spring Planting 2016 Part of our cover crop, cut for hay https://threefold.farm/blog/winter-planning-2016 monthly 0.5 2016-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1455559038145-TKAIDEBU2O5RDG9NBO7B/fig_starts_2016.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Winter Planning Fig starts just 2-3 weeks into the growing process. We're growing in a much warmer basement (77-79F) so progress is much faster this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1455559113646-HQPD3C39ML6WLHNM516A/qalaat_al_madiq_start.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Winter Planning Young leaves on a Syrian variety, 'Qalaat Al Madiq'. We received some cuttings from a good friend and will be trying this variety along with Chiappetta, Dottato Nero, and Izbat An Naj (Egyptian variety) this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1455560054300-PD5JHWRKV8UX3KS12LJU/bramble_plans_2016.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Winter Planning Planning out varieties, spacing, and irrigation for our bramble planting this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1455560166775-B4WNCZEBHI4UDUOBQWL7/nursery_layout.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Winter Planning Attempting to come up with a design that is functional, beautiful, easy to maintain, and that will allow us to expand in the future. Not an easy task! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1455560274435-SA356ZFQS9VKEAZC86AM/goats_love_brush.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Winter Planning Chopped down brushy flowering pears become winter snacks for the goats. They'll clear these limbs of bark and buds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1455560379421-BGHOX0DNCIRN8Q7MHIXU/fence_row_clearing.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Winter Planning Starting to clear the fence row of brush. We'll first pull down existing old fence wire, chop down larger trees, then bush hog the area to get it ready to put up new goat fencing. https://threefold.farm/blog/fig-trees-available-for-bareroot-fall-shipment monthly 0.5 2015-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1447711755791-IJIIBURR1E5LEH97XR58/figs_3g_2015.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Fig trees available for bareroot fall shipment Some of our dormant trees waiting for a new home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1447711796416-890BW64AU2DAEI6YOPWI/more_figs_3g_2015.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Fig trees available for bareroot fall shipment More figs waiting for a good home! https://threefold.farm/blog/were-still-here monthly 0.5 2015-08-20 https://threefold.farm/blog/fruit-trees-for-sale-2015 monthly 0.5 2015-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1431651063096-0OSI0JFPKJD57YCCUIVN/baby_figs_need_home.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Fruit Trees for Sale 2015 Baby fig trees in need of a good home https://threefold.farm/blog/week-in-pictures-4192015 monthly 0.5 2015-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1429479225582-5LZ48FGPLYNZFGKPNZMQ/amelanchier_grandiflora.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/19/2015 Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance' Serviceberry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1429479190523-KA8R3979CPHJDKCI7MQU/peach_blossoms.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/19/2015 'Harbinger' peach in almost full bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1429478799700-W473U356XO787PF54UMB/ruby_sweet_plum_blooms.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/19/2015 'Ruby Sweet' plum. Let's hope for at least a few this year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1429474530103-8H9NEV6JCNH17QRWR4LA/image.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/19/2015 Everything has taken on that spring green color.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1429479273862-J5YGJSKS5280VPFY9M8N/yoinashi_pear_blooms.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/19/2015 An espaliered Asian pear 'Yoinashi' is among the first to bloom.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1429479353482-5RH3ZQ4KYBJ7RS9IR0E6/blueberry_prebloom.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/19/2015 Some of the blueberries are rather close to opening. Can't wait for fresh berries in just a couple months.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1429474730919-O4TO5ZC5FB56JABEZKN0/image.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/19/2015 Honeyberries put on some nice blossoms and are one of the first fruits to ripen. If only I could get to the fruit before the birds do.  https://threefold.farm/blog/and-on-into-spring monthly 0.5 2015-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1426533238154-BYZ08KM1VSX9980QGAPK/goats_pear_trimmings.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - And on into spring The goats enjoying a tasty treat of pear tree trimmings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1426533363786-XLZLDX6V2FJ84LKVM3WL/dead_fig_wood.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - And on into spring This reddish-gold fig wood is pretty but it means the majority of the limbs have died. Still, healthier gray wood survives below the snow line so I'm holding out hope! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1426533550742-DJ3R6F87077PMBR2YBPO/honeyberry_budding_out.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - And on into spring This honeyberry is already beginning to bud out. It's one of our hardiest, earliest fruiting plant and its blooms can purportedly withstand 22F. Verdict is still out on the fruit, though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1426533671745-EA1MO1PT1TUQWBTP19ZE/bare_canes_black_rasp.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - And on into spring The bare red-purple canes of the black raspberry contrast beautifully against our fence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1426533747638-WBCNE21G2OCKE0U0BVSH/signs_of_life_daffodils.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - And on into spring Daffodils display signs of life in our garden. Spring is not far off! https://threefold.farm/blog/so-what-do-you-guys-do-all-winter monthly 0.5 2015-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1421528843356-KQNTZF86OSJROLYMS2ST/kale_mid_winter.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - So what do you guys do all winter? Kale is still alive and kicking even after several single digit nights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1421528403327-3TG7XVMGZVRE6GXJ9Q82/figs_under_lights.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - So what do you guys do all winter? Fig cuttings under lights. Lots of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1421528463067-T6OWJO8O1OVCVC6DAPT6/fig_cutting_bud_burst.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - So what do you guys do all winter? First signs of life from a fig cutting (Maltese Falcon I believe) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1421541054383-UI2LWHZ948YXYQD04VIJ/pregnant_finny_winter.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - So what do you guys do all winter? A pregnant Finny. Baby goats this spring! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1421541114092-Q44BTJP5N9SCK3CN485O/eggs_incubating.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - So what do you guys do all winter? Eggs in our incubator. Should be fun to see what we get! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1421528522715-8UWGWDCCN21844E6X94X/dormant_blueberry.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - So what do you guys do all winter? Dormant blueberry with buds waiting to burst. All blueberries got a fresh dressing of pine straw or shredded leaves this fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1421528612623-BUJERW394MQLZJLNM25K/farm_show_goats.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - So what do you guys do all winter? A visit to the PA farm show is a must, even if you just go for the food. Can you guess who loved visiting this section? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1421528690089-DJWB8UWH1MKNCSZKC9N5/field_corn_down.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - So what do you guys do all winter? The future location of our u-pick orchard and nursery with the corn down. We found a local farmer to help with prepping and seeding the ground come spring. https://threefold.farm/blog/our-new-farm monthly 0.5 2014-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1417881762123-LZ8MDEWK6BDX8OZRD6K4/view_from_horse_barn.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Our New Farm A view from the horse barn out into the future orchard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1417881824320-JGGDXDC31LSV4BO97FP2/timberframe_barn.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Our New Farm The big red barn. Timber frame barn built in 1910. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1417881879642-H2BX9NTRIODUXDTERC34/A+view+of+the+barn+and+horse+barn. A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Our New Farm A view of the barns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1417881956280-JVQWR2IWKKC31JOVZX36/view_of_field.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Our New Farm Imagine blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, kiwi berries, persimmons, pawpaws, jujube, figs and pomegranates all here. Hard to see with all the corn, I know! https://threefold.farm/blog/farm-visits-spiral-path-and-north-mountain-pastures monthly 0.5 2014-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1416595776074-18DOWBZO9OWIOV2C74E0/spiralpath_will_greenhouse.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Spiral Path Farm and North Mountain Pastures Will Brownback in one of the seedling greenhouses, a welcome place on a cold day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1416595949275-2W9ZUBU23EZT8T2DPPR4/spiralpath_greenhouse_tilled.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Spiral Path Farm and North Mountain Pastures One of the 34'x600' greenhouses at Spiral Path, freshly tilled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1416596012875-ZA5G2Y3MPGXIJELLKCJE/spiralpath_arugula_greenhouse.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Spiral Path Farm and North Mountain Pastures Large beds of arugula fill the space in this greenhouse. Over a half mile of beds per my figuring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1416596135781-8PIUV929PZSM6181SK08/spiralpath_will_compost_tumbler.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Spiral Path Farm and North Mountain Pastures Will alongside the gigantic compost tumbler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1416596196353-IB5K2E5FVZI7RY8N23M8/spiralpath_worm_bed.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Spiral Path Farm and North Mountain Pastures Magic happens here. Vermicompost bins finish off the compost and provide valuable worm castings (worm poop). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1416596328988-HJLV4D40FBCONJ783J08/northmountain_brooks_pig.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Spiral Path Farm and North Mountain Pastures Brooks and his pig explaining his keyline swale. He did the explaining, the pig was just there to look pretty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1416596470102-D2D1EJL2OHMWQSV8ITBA/northmountain_pasture_view.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Spiral Path Farm and North Mountain Pastures A view of one of the pastures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1416596546879-7MTEA7PUTR8WFY6J6AIH/northmountain_maple_tubing.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Spiral Path Farm and North Mountain Pastures A look at the maple syrup harvesting setup. Sure beats buckets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1416596672090-FI6Y91PYHWSEGGZTRDZ3/northmountain_turkeys.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Spiral Path Farm and North Mountain Pastures Turkeys enjoying their time prior to Thanksgiving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1416596728866-0VGEQY1UO7VOT6G5EONY/northmountain_view.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Spiral Path Farm and North Mountain Pastures The view from North Mountain is fantastic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1416596864820-IYOQ5OIR3HW7H08YNAN7/northmountain_sheep.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Spiral Path Farm and North Mountain Pastures Sheep on the hilltop. https://threefold.farm/blog/hello-flannel-my-old-friend monthly 0.5 2014-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1415885386321-CNCVK8ZVJE9Z13UHLENZ/image-asset.jpeg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Hello Flannel My Old Friend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1415885456281-7C8EHJF455ALWTRO0GJI/image-asset.jpeg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Hello Flannel My Old Friend I don't always wear flannel, but when I do... https://threefold.farm/blog/week-in-pictures-1192014 monthly 0.5 2014-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1415820292906-KU69JP3YAR75WFWT8B2V/gingko_fall_color_blue_sky.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 11/9/2014 A gingko's beautiful yellow leaves against a bright blue sky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1415820369600-ZIUFP3Z34T48GC06VHXC/kousa_dogwood_fall.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 11/9/2014 The kousa dogwood shows off its beautiful leaves and contrasting bark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1415820644044-KE2XPSX8EEF6NY900QT4/japanese_maple_1.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 11/9/2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1415820685973-H0I8SZ3EBGWQ1NZ0PQCY/japanese_maple_2.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 11/9/2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1415820729942-P6DMLRVFYF3KK2JSJHAN/japanese_maple_3.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 11/9/2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1415820772287-IUG39HJTGKQXLM10VOMO/japanese_maple_4.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 11/9/2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1415820835044-0O2Y2LDVT1ICBOS0YKXP/japanese_maple_5.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 11/9/2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1415820880723-C9303C9A8KRNNQ3W710D/lettuce_greens_post_frost.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 11/9/2014 Lettuce and other greens shrug off frosts and light freezes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1415820936063-CCX3HPPX8G164BZ2M1BZ/spinach_fall.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 11/9/2014 Fresh spinach is exceptional in fall and winter, plus the insect pressure is lower too. Spinach has proven very hardy for us, surviving down to -5F under snow cover or cold frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1415821038327-96I8BJSBY2QIVNLJWYDU/persimmons_bare_tree.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 11/9/2014 Persimmons hang like little ornaments waiting to be picked. I'm told that these will hang even on into December like this. https://threefold.farm/blog/week-in-pictures-10262014 monthly 0.5 2014-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1414589383584-BXSXGQU047QZFNJORIPF/persimmon_foliage_w_fruit.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 10/26/2014 'Great Wall' Asian persimmon with shades of foliage. Once the leaves drop the orange fruit will continue to hang on the tree up through early winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1414589480851-36ZOA09V82OF4DIY9N6G/blueberry_foliage.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 10/26/2014 Purple leaves mature to a bright red on this blueberry bush https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1414589544935-FA2PQSGZ535Y8XQUNOL9/chippewa_foliage.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 10/26/2014 Brilliant reds on this Chippewa blueberry, a half-high variety. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1414589653776-UTLWXX7MUKYPTRORETJY/pawpaw_foliage.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 10/26/2014 Pawpaws turn a brilliant yellow starting from the top down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1414589710108-14JTSALGNTZAVW5I1BW0/salavatski_pomegranate_foliage.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 10/26/2014 I was surprised this year at the bright yellow leaves of this Salavatski pomegranate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1414589810100-Y80QW2PB5LX757FKC3EI/che_fruit_maturing.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 10/26/2014 An unusual fruit: che. This low care plant matures pink-red fruits late for us, usually around the first frost (though it's a young plant). It's a fig and mulberry relative with a taste that reminds me of watermelon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1414590024087-3APMLIMHCIMW031X1NM1/last_sunflower.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 10/26/2014 The last sunflower to bloom this season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1414590073494-YDQZV9AY63LT1E0UDPKJ/tim_among_figs_fall.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 10/26/2014 Among a row of figs in the fall. Check out the picture below, taken in the same position, to get an idea of how much things have grown this year. I may have to rethink my spacing next year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1414590389871-O7KF05QCVGFBLVSTFQ0D/tim_figs_early_spring.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 10/26/2014 Standing in the same spot among those figs in early Spring. https://threefold.farm/blog/the-apprenticeship-mcleafs-orchard-part-2 monthly 0.5 2014-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1412021516160-B5MYI73CVTLFCW2GPZZK/honey_crisp_apples.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - The Apprenticeship @ McLeaf's Orchard - Part 2 Honey Crisp apples almost ready to pick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1412021587500-12PGST0Y9QX8Z01C3RXZ/ginger_gold_apples_in_bins.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - The Apprenticeship @ McLeaf's Orchard - Part 2 Ginger Golds in a row https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1412023130382-PKGFF3B6WSIGHM4ILKGU/hardy_kiwi_almost_ready.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - The Apprenticeship @ McLeaf's Orchard - Part 2 Hardy kiwi (kiwiberries) almost ready to pick. If you haven't had them before, they're worth a try! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1412023200534-0ZGO3MMCN591OTZU8VZ8/other_farm_and_barn.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - The Apprenticeship @ McLeaf's Orchard - Part 2 Another farm that McLeaf farms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1412023286621-EIF4Z7I73A1GC34CNJZJ/honey_bees_mccleaf.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - The Apprenticeship @ McLeaf's Orchard - Part 2 Honey bees at the farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1412023346533-9VREQREDT96IJ6PVI41A/old_apple_trees_bw.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - The Apprenticeship @ McLeaf's Orchard - Part 2 Old apple trees at one of the farms. These will likely be pushed out soon to make way for high-density plantings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1412023424688-QLZ9PUGUJN7PBATP9S3K/last_of_the_peaches.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - The Apprenticeship @ McLeaf's Orchard - Part 2 Some of the last peaches ripening on the tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1412023484486-5NIU4JK4A6HJUF8LMPMW/new_high_density_apples.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - The Apprenticeship @ McLeaf's Orchard - Part 2 A new high-density apple planting overlooking a valley in beautiful Adams County. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1412023556148-N1E1O2J7C3OFQQEGGAP1/asparagus_forest.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - The Apprenticeship @ McLeaf's Orchard - Part 2 A forest of asparagus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1412023638991-SA1LFKZFIG2M77Q3X0IY/fall_bearing_raspberries.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - The Apprenticeship @ McLeaf's Orchard - Part 2 Fall-bearing (everbearing) raspberries ready for the picking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1412023695488-WE4VAVI1LXAXAGW4W9QV/ginger_gold_apples.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - The Apprenticeship @ McLeaf's Orchard - Part 2 Ginger Gold apples with a beautiful rosy blush. https://threefold.farm/blog/featured-on-george-weigels-gardening-qa monthly 0.5 2014-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1410874864753-FEN2OHOPTK85H2IX63NO/george_weigel_figs_pawpaws.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Featured on George Weigel's Gardening Q&A Garden guru George Weigel in amongst our potted figs and pawpaws https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1410875182157-372IZVBVI0GPN7JYRGX1/tim_and_george.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Featured on George Weigel's Gardening Q&A Tim & George chatting figs in the orchard https://threefold.farm/blog/low-maintenance-fruits-figs monthly 0.5 2015-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1410187030652-QBEUISF4H1X74TID16NK/large_negronne.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Low-Maintenance Fruits - Figs Negronne figs at various stages of ripening. The light red fig on the far right is just starting to swell and ripen, the red fig is a few days away from ripe, and the darkest figs are ripe or nearly ripe. Will sweeten up even more if allowed to hang another day or two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1410187125416-455P7AMFUJKWL1X4NMY7/local_fig_variety.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Low-Maintenance Fruits - Figs A to-be-named variety collected from a local restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1410187219235-CZG8DPCCM9GUXJBP27F7/latarolla_ripe.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Low-Maintenance Fruits - Figs A ripe Latarolla fig. Birds don't seem to bother light figs as much as dark figs. Maybe they're fooled by them? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1410187286981-SIC8AGL0Z78X89S8I77Y/ronde_de_bordeaux_plate.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Low-Maintenance Fruits - Figs A ripe pair of Ronde de Bordeaux figs on a plate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1410187352584-OWA9PDMFFOOCQPUFBQ1I/ripe_fig_unknown.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Low-Maintenance Fruits - Figs A nice ripe fig. Some varieties will develop some cracks in the skin as part of the normal ripening process. https://threefold.farm/blog/week-in-pictures-832014 monthly 0.5 2014-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1407200078142-MDVS5XIYUGDTGE33AF3S/pink_zinnias.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 8/3/2014 Our zinnias in their prime https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1407200155926-MTQUL7MDSIABSASKOJI0/IMG_1353.JPG A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 8/3/2014 Our first year growing sunflowers. Kat uses them in her flower bouquets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1407200280348-57CQ1XFY94B3YZB2JLJY/purple_crape_myrtle.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 8/3/2014 Our purple crape myrtle flowering after dying back almost to the ground this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1407200350269-81UFDPBMCKGMY495GBDQ/IMG_1354.JPG A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 8/3/2014 I couldn't resist. Yet another zinnia shot. They're so vibrant this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1407200438622-HFBA4DMAHUDAUG9ADWAC/bright_yellow_sunflower.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 8/3/2014 We were gone this week to say goodbye to our sweet God-child, Becca, and when we came home, these beauties were here to welcome us, a gift from above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1407200516495-1QJTYEZ5PED6KO7RDKZM/thinning_primocane_raspberries.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 8/3/2014 Thinning our primocane (also called fallbearing or everbearing) raspberries. I think this variety is 'Caroline'. It seems to be the most vigorous of what we've planted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1407200724576-RTIC8NDSQI2IILGQNQP1/unknown_flower.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 8/3/2014 An unknown flower popped up amongst a set of wildflowers that Katherine seeded. Any ideas on what it might be? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1407200820222-NGI32GENHSROV9FT0C5K/saijo_persimmon_immature.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 8/3/2014 An immature Saijo persimmon sizing up. Asian persimmon has to be one of my favorites for the orchard: little care, beautiful trees and delicious fruits. Saijo is purportedly one of the most hardy of the Asian persimmons but it flowered very little this year. This was one of three fruits it set. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1407200934883-IVJF3QP3EQC2BW2X5V23/great_wall_persimmon_immature.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 8/3/2014 A cluster of Great Wall Asian persimmons. This little tree still set a very nice crop of fruit after a long and hard winter. It seemed to do the best of all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1407201014762-W2AOTZW9F5600GJE9PNM/potted_fig_fruit_immature.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 8/3/2014 One of our potted figs loaded with fruit this year. This is a variety called Latarolla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1407201107204-NP964I1SNXVM17UJ9BIW/desert_king_ripe_on_tree.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 8/3/2014 Our first ripe figs of the season: Desert King. This is a San Pedro type (needing pollination for the second crop), but will set a breba crop just fine. This means that it'll fruit from formed buds on last year's wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1407201317491-KD4RWE0N1PZEPYW7A4ER/IMG_1358.JPG A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 8/3/2014 A ripe Desert King. A good fig for us but never sets a very heavy breba crop. I'm hopeful that it will after a number of seasons. https://threefold.farm/blog/setting-up-your-own-drip-irrigation-system monthly 0.5 2015-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1406039647844-HVJUXY9AUBFBE9X0GTHM/figs_on_irrigation.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Setting up your own drip irrigation system A row of figs on drip irrigation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1406039704627-QMIK7WMAV9EO7E4POO1E/valve_manifold.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Setting up your own drip irrigation system Our irrigation valve manifold at the entrance to the orchard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1406040886222-L46RY01WKE8YJO2J6AFU/drip_stake_closeup.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Setting up your own drip irrigation system Closeup of one of our drip stakes caught in the act! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1406041465604-D882M78HV4C6UZJIMU99/button_emitter_2way.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Setting up your own drip irrigation system A 2GPH button emitter with a two-way splitter supplies 1GPH each to two drip stakes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1406040984858-0CZ5FFF1K16YG1VPCROA/photo3+%289%29.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Setting up your own drip irrigation system A spot spitter doing its thing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1406041031120-DPZ2CJFJZIYGADH0TIKF/quarter_inch_dripline_setup.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Setting up your own drip irrigation system Quarter inch dripline along with a microsprinkler for seedlings. I don't highly recommend this particular microsprinkler since it seems to clog easily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1406041143391-1VAD77VBQWG0DRNWMDFU/bubbler_on_trifoliata.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Setting up your own drip irrigation system A bubbler at the base of our trifoliate orange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1406041776472-2D9LDOT45E2PVW84MB6H/battery_operated_controller_closeup.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Setting up your own drip irrigation system A controller for one of our automated zones. You could also insert a manual ball valve if you'd like to control watering manually. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1406041917200-LU1VMPG2KUSVHRRE12FN/row_figs_on_irrigation.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Setting up your own drip irrigation system A happy, healthy row of figs on drip irrigation. Notice the growth even after a very harsh winter! https://threefold.farm/blog/making-your-own-potting-mix monthly 0.5 2019-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1404768195932-WR3R2IDIF0ZW8A1IY8G4/photo11+%283%29.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Making your own potting mix One of our figs thriving in its potting mix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1404768070301-WUKCAD2ZHT1HPA0ZGXRT/potting_mix_ingredients.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Making your own potting mix The ingredients, all lined up and ready to go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1404768272204-W0OB7F4ZCJJNJ0CC7NRT/mix_after_combining.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Making your own potting mix Our potting mix after combining everything with a fork. Pen is there for comparison to see the size of the various components. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1404768409394-Y887KVOJCID2MP9T5LTO/mix_potted_up.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Making your own potting mix Our mix after it's been potted up and watered in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1404768516499-H13R499C04AWQTLNENIY/pine_bark_fines.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Making your own potting mix Pine bark fines (called Pine Bark Mulch by Agway) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1404768563485-J7ZZ73T187MCZX1ZEH2V/peat_moss_bale.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Making your own potting mix Bale of peat moss. You can most certainly get a smaller amount if only doing a single batch or two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1404768655244-MGRE69F6GND5IFL5I16V/coarse_perlite.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Making your own potting mix Perlite. I prefer a coarser grade versus the smaller stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1404768709493-386WG958Q2DQEOANHALZ/granular_limestone.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Making your own potting mix Granular limestone for extended release purposes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1404768776970-ZPBEMSIXURURS2DKC0QU/leaf_mold_mushroom_soil.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Making your own potting mix Generous amounts of leaf mold compost and mushroom soil. Lots of nutrients for the soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1404768870135-EKYL2NM6E39IE5QAM5C3/photo10+%283%29.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Making your own potting mix A hardy pomegranate thriving in the mix. https://threefold.farm/blog/fig-trees-for-sale monthly 0.5 2014-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402432283675-5518SQ10B7QQT2JY7WG4/little_fig_trees.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Fig Trees For Sale! Young fig trees https://threefold.farm/blog/week-in-pictures-682014 monthly 0.5 2014-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402430735581-CA40D6DGUE2GL9U8RA23/roses_for_grammy.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 6/8/2014 Pink climbing roses for Grammy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402430831453-X9XX2DQGTX9P56HVV9DB/nest_among_blackberries.pg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 6/8/2014 A peculiar spot for a nest among the blackberries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402430965989-RTSMPLYC7TZHR3WI4CDJ/new_bramble_trellis.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 6/8/2014 A new trellis for our brambles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402431036144-1KH4JA851YTR78Z42MPW/big_fig_alley.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 6/8/2014 Big fig alley. Hopefully all of these will have fresh figs by the end of summer! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402431107606-H72H46GEG42BJP0PRZ80/persimmon_blossom.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 6/8/2014 An Asian persimmon in bloom. Beautiful leaves, nice plant form, and beautiful fall color. Oh, and delicious fruit that doesn't need spraying. This is rapidly becoming one of my favorite trees in the orchard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402431234772-BIIN8MJXH7XDFSIOFZ0M/goumi_berry_ripe.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 6/8/2014 Goumi berries ripening. Carefree plant, early ripening, nitrogen fixer. Berries are decent but have a single large pit inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402431328041-KGI9K9Q71FGNDWWOXXXU/blueberries_sizing_up.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 6/8/2014 Blueberries sizing up for harvest later this month. Yum! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402431404482-5P0E4URCTIHBUUS04RYL/lingonberries.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 6/8/2014 Lingonberry plant growing between our blueberries. This would seem to be about the southern extent of its range. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402431539100-M0WVFKOWTIMXZ33IN2OI/male_che_bloom.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 6/8/2014 Male che tree planted right next to its female companion for, you know, obvious reasons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402431638943-MDNFM4E7OXT2MUF69RAC/pear_espalier_start.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 6/8/2014 The beginnings of a European pear espalier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402431721300-V5KLEJ8IMOIJDSCKMXJ2/flying_dragon_citrus.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 6/8/2014 Flying dragon citrus (poncirus trifoliata) thriving after a very very bitterly cold winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402431802711-SK6S0OD0EEE9YDYAM92N/vegetable_garden.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 6/8/2014 A post would be remiss without a shot of our vegetable garden. Everything is coming on nicely and we'll soon have some summer-type vegetables available! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402432037394-GNKBK7ZYK9VAAFYV2U0D/later_tomatoes.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 6/8/2014 Late-planted tomatoes with drip tubing installed. Most are cherries so they should all bear pretty quickly! https://threefold.farm/blog/farm-visits-treesearch-farms monthly 0.5 2014-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402018505298-4XZJXYZKOL2A9ZFDHG2R/heidi_sheesley.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Treesearch Farms Heidi in one of her gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402018621344-JRENBBMZCJZW2J4V8521/treesearch_entrance.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Treesearch Farms Happiness waits on the other side of these gates! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402018669382-2587UJMKVXN6N82CV51G/display_garden_entrance.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Treesearch Farms An entrance to one of the display gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402018706432-ERDJ6PMJ0KNQE127SJ41/bluebonnets.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Treesearch Farms No Texas garden is complete without bluebonnets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402018768672-Q853XHT5SBD9CYVUC7N2/more_flowers.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Treesearch Farms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402018866320-GXG3V9R1VVUU214BJPXQ/and_even_more_flowers.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Treesearch Farms So many beautiful flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402018918642-JPSXG0UF4C6IV8XOVA80/citrus_raised_beds.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Treesearch Farms Good lookin' citrus trees in raised beds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402018977078-XQA007ZX9GF74IWBUL5W/citrus_bloom.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Treesearch Farms Citrus in bloom. I'm not sure anything smells better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402019020925-UJVDDK6F0T1MA9FRT7H0/blackberry_bloom.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Treesearch Farms Thornless blackberries in bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402019089200-00CBGW8KTYIZ78RVJ1J9/trifoliate_orange.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Treesearch Farms Trifoliate orange (poncirus trifoliata), also called wild orange. Great rootstock for citrus, horrible for eating (don't even try). Also known for awful thorns. We grow a variety of this called "flying dragon" in our orchard for its ornamental value. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402019296025-ZDH1PO3US4KMIAIGVTRN/pomegranate_blossom.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Treesearch Farms Pomegranate blossoms, just beautiful. Even if mine never fruit I hope I get to enjoy the blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1402019359117-NJR6K3YB80Q2E0Y3J8IH/persimmon_blossoms.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Farm Visits - Treesearch Farms Asian persimmon blossom. Beautiful trees, great fall color and tasty fruit. Plus, it's relatively pest-free. https://threefold.farm/blog/so-whats-it-like-to-milk-a-goat monthly 0.5 2014-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1401161754509-HVVG6KORAZ7WJV8SKSZT/image-asset.jpeg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - So what’s it like to milk a goat?? https://threefold.farm/blog/the-farm-stand-opens-on-saturday monthly 0.5 2014-05-15 https://threefold.farm/blog/happy-mothers-day-from-bramble-at-threefold-farm monthly 0.5 2014-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1399861670252-IKYTQ20UQG97QU8H0LM8/bramble.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Happy Mother's Day from Bramble at Threefold Farm! https://threefold.farm/blog/week-in-pictures-42614 monthly 0.5 2014-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1399259246528-BPZQ3WN817AMYY8X9HC9/image.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/26/14 The benefit of a long cool spring - flowers stay beautiful for a long long time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1399259289554-HWPDCLE1XJEN8WF1851S/image.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/26/14 One of our old apple trees in full bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1399259311060-BC9IXKSO1FU6SQQ4L6K7/image.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/26/14 Pear tree in bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1399259332040-KLBFBUHE02DO1RPW5M2M/image.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/26/14 They're here! The goats arrived on Saturday. They're so very cute and pretty cuddly too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1399259359021-1L2GPM88Z6FFZMJCQ8SK/image.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/26/14 Spent most of the week putting up the fence. Learned some lessons in bracing corners. Still to do: t-posts for added security. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1399259376981-0PGM88HGJLZWDJT5J055/image.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/26/14 Meet the mama: Bramble https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1399259393616-SBVGUXDK8H0Y7FA6LHYU/image.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/26/14 Kale is coming along nicely. Should be ready to pick and sell in a week or two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1399259408625-6SIFXJNWLBOS92MFGTZX/image.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/26/14 And onions coming along nicely too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1399259434091-TZK0V0DS8YCOU9QLTEDX/girls_by_fence.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/26/14 The girls admiring the fine fence hanging by the Clymer boys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1399259916643-N8FOL15GXXCJMALJ9XJ9/public_enemy_no_1.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/26/14 We must have a dozen of these in the yard. Time for rabbit pie for dinner? https://threefold.farm/blog/simple-fig-propagation monthly 0.5 2019-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1398878011501-CRULFDLNE268G0M4WFT0/wrapped_cuttings.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Simple Fig Propagation Parafilm-wrapped cuttings just starting to push out a little https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1398878123063-RP9OAIHROCI1ARYEVR5E/cuttings_pushing_out.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Simple Fig Propagation Cuttings pushing out their first set of leaves. Notice how the buds just push through the parafilm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1398878221444-4ZYCG9SPDZ5F8QVGI2KG/cuttings_further_along.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Simple Fig Propagation The cuttings a few weeks later. I use simple shop lights for lighting as they seem to be the most cost-effective. Fixtures at the big box stores can be found for around $10 and the bulbs are inexpensive as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1398878365931-AP8EZRLX9Z5JIORBHHJQ/cuttings_end_april.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Simple Fig Propagation New healthy fig trees 4-5 months in. Most cuttings were started in December and January. https://threefold.farm/blog/a-farewell-to-flannel monthly 0.5 2014-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397597635594-DN34IUE90BLE34U6FIEN/flannel.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - A Farewell to Flannel https://threefold.farm/blog/featured-on-abc27-news monthly 0.5 2014-04-15 https://threefold.farm/blog/a-farm-in-search-of-land monthly 0.5 2014-04-14 https://threefold.farm/blog/week-in-pictures-462014 monthly 0.5 2014-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397436427659-3BZD2LUNABQZJM2QROSM/morning_fog_dew.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/6/14 Morning fog ahead of a warm spring day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397436523158-ZNGHOVGCEI0HDNHY9JR4/fog_over_garden.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/6/14 Morning fog over the garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397436600441-NEX8IT4APPHQ4K606PGQ/new_chives.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/6/14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397436646758-1ZB9PNWTT8XUPMQ8P93N/siberian_kale.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/6/14 Siberian kale seedlings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397436687483-J1XR1JB059P2KRRNSVUN/spring_spinach.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/6/14 Spinach growing like a weed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397436753963-1471HDPLA44J5TY12NP1/photo6+%282%29.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/6/14 Raspberries leafing out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397436794048-WS2BBDU94TCS8C6VX8FA/photo7+%281%29.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/6/14 Currants leafing out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397436914001-4XVNB7GJT9AS37F7WV72/photo1+%286%29.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 4/6/14 Peaches about to pop https://threefold.farm/blog/apprenticeship-mccleafs-orchard monthly 0.5 2014-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397355787879-ST6INS7PXK8O3AF4LY6R/apple_boxes.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Apprenticeship @ McCleaf's Orchard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397355890449-7ICXR0UZ6N5ZW5O24J0I/pruned_apples.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Apprenticeship @ McCleaf's Orchard Apples after pruning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397355931690-F945YCEQWLYSXBXLHBC4/kiwi_before_pruning.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Apprenticeship @ McCleaf's Orchard Kiwis before pruning. A mess! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397355973724-GJPDWGZRJ92TPQQ9DE1J/kiwis_after_pruning.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Apprenticeship @ McCleaf's Orchard Kiwis after pruning, much better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397356036718-WD6UGWJZ0B04RP1TRCQO/arugula_greenhouse.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Apprenticeship @ McCleaf's Orchard Arugula growing in one of the greenhouses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397356084210-JDEGQDH80IX01A8GSL5D/barn_side.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Apprenticeship @ McCleaf's Orchard The old barn on the property https://threefold.farm/blog/goats-totes monthly 0.5 2014-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397269353688-CBNMSIW034WJ1XYKWS0B/baby_goat.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Goats? Totes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1397269409363-4ROHPD1U7DCX6ADNYNSD/mama_and_babies.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Goats? Totes! https://threefold.farm/blog/week-in-pictures-33014 monthly 0.5 2014-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1396902739140-TLILAR83FK73IAOCVNUR/nigerian_dwarf_w_kids.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 3/30/14 Nigerian dwarf goats. Yep, we're getting goats. More on that later! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1396902808430-1I1TTXWI7LTGB2N1FR10/baby_goat.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 3/30/14 So cute https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1396902849834-Q6YUWA6OANP8O32KO20Z/white_crocus.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 3/30/14 First signs of spring, white crocuses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1396902894667-MWMNZJYY97VIRSNNV83P/purple_crocus.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 3/30/14 ...and purple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1396902955670-L79JX6FFODXB1LQ6417O/overwintered_spinach.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 3/30/14 Overwintered spinach ready to grow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1396903022486-HXFPCUQVPFT7CW6PG5M1/post_winter_orchard.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 3/30/14 A view of the orchard after a long winter's nap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1396903057334-E2RAK4RXV7G67JVSOJI5/kids_enjoying_sun.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Week in Pictures 3/30/14 A postwinter stroll https://threefold.farm/blog/spring-arrives-2014 monthly 0.5 2014-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1396403386367-45JYJX0WVD77V40RRMB4/kat_seeding.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Spring Arrives Seeding beets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1396403434759-ZPV9NQZ0WGL5UM0OYZ2B/bare_coldframes.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Spring Arrives New cold frames without their covers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1396403479411-U3PSLKOIH0S8RVAWR1BM/completed_coldframe.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Spring Arrives The completed coldframe, ready to go over a bed https://threefold.farm/blog/meet-the-girls monthly 0.5 2014-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1396051387274-K5IT1UERMGEUFUCN7JAH/the_girls1.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Meet the Girls From left to right: Silver Laced Wyandotte, Buff Orpington, Rhode Island Red, Barred Rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1396051476000-AURP6H0RTOVAKPML259S/the_girls2.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - Meet the Girls Feed us!!! https://threefold.farm/blog/why-threefold-farm monthly 0.5 2014-03-24 https://threefold.farm/blog/the-leap monthly 0.5 2014-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1395493948896-VRQ93QP7VF2IAECZ9BN5/tim_early_orchard.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - The Leap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1395494130732-1C6NCINPQXGJWV53TKCR/fig_row.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - The Leap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1395494441434-KMSQUCK61I3GEFVZSQXU/lettuces.jpg A Farm of Unusual Fruits - The Leap https://threefold.farm/blog/category/Farm+Visits monthly 0.5 https://threefold.farm/blog/category/Climate+Battery monthly 0.5 https://threefold.farm/blog/tag/solar+greenhouse monthly 0.5 https://threefold.farm/blog/tag/climate+battery+greenhouse monthly 0.5 https://threefold.farm/contact-us daily 0.75 2025-03-25 https://threefold.farm/scionwood daily 0.75 2024-03-08 https://threefold.farm/hiring daily 0.75 2026-01-23 https://threefold.farm/location daily 0.75 2026-01-26 https://threefold.farm/climate-battery-greenhouse daily 0.75 2021-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1541273531181-75C0M6427PMHKMCIO0DN/high_tunnel.jpg Climate Battery Greenhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1613056089146-JFBUYT9VFDPYA1M069CR/Atmos_Logo_with_Black_Title.png Climate Battery Greenhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1513194177521-RP8QE8UIDUXOBI1ADO2K/greenhouse_winter_oat_cover.jpg Climate Battery Greenhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1513194363870-Q5SY1PQHLK1492VZE7TB/greenhouse_construction.jpg Climate Battery Greenhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1513194918197-ZRNLGGLNUUSII99NG37M/earth_tubes.jpg Climate Battery Greenhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1513216109795-GFTQI8XFUN2WHAPT7GXB/climate_battery_prep.jpg Climate Battery Greenhouse Assembled risers showing the excavated area. The large boulder is in the far end and blocks a portion of the manifold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1513259584736-Z4Q7Y40A2KYWTU9YUJ6L/final_backfill.jpg Climate Battery Greenhouse Final set of pipes before backfilling. The last three pipes here are longer due to piecing together leftover cut sections. Little sections of tape were used when tubing sections had to be connected or there were significant holes in the tubing sock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1513262024318-83V30I0NDGS9C06L6JX4/tunnel_site_filled_graded.jpg Climate Battery Greenhouse The tunnel site filled and graded https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1513261753538-CP8CFT4WL0RLHDLJLYG5/wiring_in_process.jpg Climate Battery Greenhouse Wiring in process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1513265985291-CLIFZM01LJVY7HUC9PGJ/internal_cover.jpg Climate Battery Greenhouse An internal cover when drawn in. It can be expanded to run the length of the house. https://threefold.farm/climate-battery-greenhouse-updates daily 0.75 2021-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1613056891588-N1XZM9YCST00G9IQWWBH/Atmos_Logo_with_Black_Title.png Climate Battery Greenhouse Updates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1548948569450-EN4J09CB5NRVVB2MYID2/outside_temp_jan31_19.PNG Climate Battery Greenhouse Updates Outside temperatures for the night of January 30th-31st, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1548948615203-SAV99Y9PIZCOIX45AECY/gray_house_temp_jan31_19.PNG Climate Battery Greenhouse Updates Gray House temperatures for the night of January 30th-31st, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1548948646397-VFAT4WL3P3CT1M8PL376/blue_house_temp_jan31_19.PNG Climate Battery Greenhouse Updates Blue House temperatures for the night of January 30th-31st, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1542137295687-U30IIN1L20M000U59K0Z/figs_november18.jpg Climate Battery Greenhouse Updates Figs in the tunnel, November 2018. We ripped out the peppers, eggplant, and tomatoes, though they were still going strong. https://threefold.farm/about-us daily 0.75 2023-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1613578028077-AH49ZFPB7IH37KQNRR75/tim_blueberries+%281%29.jpg About Us - Tim Clymer Tim with his figs in early spring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1613577560319-5FIY790IB8E4ULSM0EDH/kat.jpg About Us - Katherine Clymer Kat with one of our Buff Brahmas https://threefold.farm/wholesale daily 0.75 2024-03-08 https://threefold.farm/fruit daily 0.75 2025-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1526584248671-Z0JHNRPD5NP9TFG3GC0X/IMG_20160913_180942.jpg Our Fruit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1526584274060-PPNXHKJX3NKUNUVU71ZD/IMG_1409.JPG Our Fruit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1518891492379-Z5C9W5PY84UHCVEX1VNP/IMG_20170912_093529421_HDR.jpg Our Fruit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1518890974063-O27UDBLRILIY1Q3NDE1V/IMG_20170914_140948111_HDR.jpg Our Fruit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1518890973714-MK43PT76WIWC33MJIFZU/IMG_20170914_141027368_HDR.jpg Our Fruit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1526585520908-KF90I1X48AP8RFXYBVK4/hardy_kiwi_almost_ready.jpg Our Fruit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1526585532618-V5DPXIJZ245BIUCDHSTV/IMG_2598.CR2.jpg Our Fruit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1526588071954-ESBKO3AKVZNUG542NYCS/persimmon_foliage_w_fruit.jpg Our Fruit https://threefold.farm/climate-battery-greenhouse-version-2 daily 0.75 2021-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1541273411953-PSSW8FVL7V9GYM5L338V/IMG_20181103_145715274.jpg Climate Battery Greenhouse Version 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1613056640996-F0T3HXSJPXUUL4X60Y45/Atmos_Logo_with_Black_Title.png Climate Battery Greenhouse Version 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1541273156998-I7K4DJVT0N43VIFX0DPP/cb_greenhouse_v2.jpg Climate Battery Greenhouse Version 2 The completed house (with some cleanup still necessary) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1540326076678-RSYBLWR2A8ORPJGNB1HP/full_excavation_partial_backfill.jpg Climate Battery Greenhouse Version 2 Fully excavated out to 6’, start of backfill with 1b stone to protect tubing from crushing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1540326237511-VMYAAAQEC6WJHQDC3GEC/backfill_to_3ft.jpg Climate Battery Greenhouse Version 2 Hole backfilled to 3 feet with the second layer of tubing partially covered. Here you can see the lower risers partially buried. Risers were positioned to allow for tractor entry into the greenhouse. https://threefold.farm/psu-climate-battery-study-2018-2019 daily 0.75 2020-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1557496105353-XD4U0BCFJHRF9T600PSL/climate_battery_may_19.jpg PSU Climate Battery Study 2018-2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1557604165474-UKKOLJPOIGV0P5QNUA4I/gray_house_tubing_layout.JPG PSU Climate Battery Study 2018-2019 Gray House Tubing Layout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1557604203314-2L0HSVNHCKS5RLRB8KMB/blue_house_tubing_layout.JPG PSU Climate Battery Study 2018-2019 Blue House Tubing Layout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1557604522014-4K0H0FIY72YMPQ4FPDA4/gray_house_sensor_layout_final.PNG PSU Climate Battery Study 2018-2019 Gray House Sensor Layout - Final Version https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1557605019790-HL0GCTFANRY62ZIN3PG0/blue_house_sensor_layout_final.PNG PSU Climate Battery Study 2018-2019 Blue House Sensor Layout - Final Version https://threefold.farm/consulting daily 0.75 2024-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1575651619799-TUQJ04PF6PFK4QXEH96U/large_negronne.jpg Consulting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1575651762589-KE0LUGYE010B6G3H42D1/IMG_20190426_124612599_HDR.jpg Consulting https://threefold.farm/psu-climate-battery-study-2019-2020 daily 0.75 2020-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1557496105353-XD4U0BCFJHRF9T600PSL/climate_battery_may_19.jpg PSU Climate Battery Study 2019-2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1590867813580-8F7EYMKO3MVFG0TM8PG7/4-layer-2-manifold+design.png PSU Climate Battery Study 2019-2020 The four layer, two manifold system tested in collaboration with PSU https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1590871394874-56H14UFJAIN8SC8E5HYA/4-layer-2-manifold-airflow.png PSU Climate Battery Study 2019-2020 The four layer, two manifold system airflow simulation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1591197043749-KQIJKBUKEEVQTN6YXNAD/comsol_48fps_sim.png PSU Climate Battery Study 2019-2020 Simulation run at 48ft/s. Note the low exit temperature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1591197616043-770Y81S44I55DKR2HKOS/heat_transfer_versus_velocity.png PSU Climate Battery Study 2019-2020 Air velocity versus hourly heat transfer per length of tubing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1591201709116-RNCFMWSCMJ810DOAWFLA/assembly-15-inches-apart.png PSU Climate Battery Study 2019-2020 Assembled System - Approximately 24’ wide x 24’ long x 8’ deep. Note that manifolds could be mounted directly above one another for ease of installation. https://threefold.farm/festival daily 0.75 2023-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53262455e4b0fb8ebe745f36/1629306829191-JKWPNGH3HWU9QJXKKD6B/Festival+Map.png Festival - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.