I always feel like I’m “saving the Earth” when I plant a tree. Today, we looked at the symbiosis of a food forest system: Tall trees, small trees, shrubs, herbs and ground cover. Then we contributed to the system by planting fruit trees near the herbs and other edibles that rest on a slope, so water naturally moves toward them. We’ll continue to watch this area grow as we move through the seasons.
Later in the morning, we harvested concord grapes from the vine. These are my favorite fruit with perfect sweetness and a matching tartness. Around the table we sat and cut them open to remove the seeds and prepared them for baking. We each went home with a bag of muffins.