In Chilmark last Friday, a queen and a mother, horned and cloven-hooved, died at the Native Earth Teaching farm after a period of illness.
After the tinsel and lights have been put back into storage, Christmas trees on the Island are getting a second calling.
Weedy Wisdom for the Curious Forager by Rebecca Gilbert of Native Earth Teaching Farm is her long-awaited book dedicated to a lifetime love of plants.
In order to save the duck, one must eat the duck. It may seem counterintuitive, but that’s the idea behind Rebecca Gilbert’s latest venture at the Native Earth Teaching Farm in Chilmark.
Thunder Ben David of Chilmark died Thursday, July 25, after seven glorious years as the biggest attraction at Native Earth Teaching Farm owned by Rebecca Gilbert and Randy Ben David. “He was our rock star boar,” said Ms. Gilbert.
Permaculture Farm
The Native Earth Teaching Farm in Chilmark is about to embark on a permaculture project to build a self-sustaining food garden.
The idea is to establish an edible forest by mimicking the structure and function of natural ecosystems while producing perennial food crops and many other products. The community is invited to participate through a series of spring and fall planting parties.