Goldberry Grove
@goldberrygrove.bsky.social
Chestnut orchard utilizing integrated agroforestry systems in south eastern WV. Discussing sustainability, ecology, permaculture, and farm dogs.
All my socials + farm blog -> hopp.bio/goldberry
All my socials + farm blog -> hopp.bio/goldberry
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Update as of 04/15, One new goal achieved and two partials started!
🟩 Reorganize my 19-acre property as a fully functional farm & LLC.
⬜ Build a 20 KW solar system with room to grow. 🌞
🟩 Grow a thriving Discord community for science-based, communal farming.
Link in bio for blog and discord!
🟩 Reorganize my 19-acre property as a fully functional farm & LLC.
⬜ Build a 20 KW solar system with room to grow. 🌞
🟩 Grow a thriving Discord community for science-based, communal farming.
Link in bio for blog and discord!
Rethinking Regenerative: A Permaculture & Syntropic Hybrid for Real-World Orchards
New BLOG out - link in bio
New BLOG out - link in bio
July 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Rethinking Regenerative: A Permaculture & Syntropic Hybrid for Real-World Orchards
New BLOG out - link in bio
New BLOG out - link in bio
Community in action
July 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Community in action
🌿 Meet Sambucus canadensis (American Elderberry)! 🌿
Watch through to learn how to grow, care for, and enjoy this powerhouse plant on your land.
#AmericanElderberry #Foraging #Permaculture #RegenerativeAg #FoodForest #EdibleLandscapes #NativePlants #WildHarvest #FarmLife #GoldberryGrove
Watch through to learn how to grow, care for, and enjoy this powerhouse plant on your land.
#AmericanElderberry #Foraging #Permaculture #RegenerativeAg #FoodForest #EdibleLandscapes #NativePlants #WildHarvest #FarmLife #GoldberryGrove
June 21, 2025 at 7:28 AM
🌿 Meet Sambucus canadensis (American Elderberry)! 🌿
Watch through to learn how to grow, care for, and enjoy this powerhouse plant on your land.
#AmericanElderberry #Foraging #Permaculture #RegenerativeAg #FoodForest #EdibleLandscapes #NativePlants #WildHarvest #FarmLife #GoldberryGrove
Watch through to learn how to grow, care for, and enjoy this powerhouse plant on your land.
#AmericanElderberry #Foraging #Permaculture #RegenerativeAg #FoodForest #EdibleLandscapes #NativePlants #WildHarvest #FarmLife #GoldberryGrove
Planting a vision isn’t just about seeds—it’s about commitment.
Read more and start planting your vision today ➡️ goldberrygrove.farm/planting-a-v...
#RegenerativeAg #Agroforestry #ChestnutRestoration #Mycoforestry #GoldberryGrove
Read more and start planting your vision today ➡️ goldberrygrove.farm/planting-a-v...
#RegenerativeAg #Agroforestry #ChestnutRestoration #Mycoforestry #GoldberryGrove
June 21, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Planting a vision isn’t just about seeds—it’s about commitment.
Read more and start planting your vision today ➡️ goldberrygrove.farm/planting-a-v...
#RegenerativeAg #Agroforestry #ChestnutRestoration #Mycoforestry #GoldberryGrove
Read more and start planting your vision today ➡️ goldberrygrove.farm/planting-a-v...
#RegenerativeAg #Agroforestry #ChestnutRestoration #Mycoforestry #GoldberryGrove
Arthur Graves and others began crossbreeding American and Chinese chestnuts. The goal? A tree that looked American but fought like the Chinese.
May 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Arthur Graves and others began crossbreeding American and Chinese chestnuts. The goal? A tree that looked American but fought like the Chinese.
A food forest isn’t a product—it’s a promise. One you make to the soil, the pollinators, and the people you love.
May 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
A food forest isn’t a product—it’s a promise. One you make to the soil, the pollinators, and the people you love.
Our chat went deep. Agroforestry as healing. Truffles as restoration. Chestnuts as a legacy. Food as a way home.
May 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Our chat went deep. Agroforestry as healing. Truffles as restoration. Chestnuts as a legacy. Food as a way home.
Chestnuts flower late—after spring frost. That made them a reliable food source in tough years. Bears, deer, squirrels, and families all depended on them.
May 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Chestnuts flower late—after spring frost. That made them a reliable food source in tough years. Bears, deer, squirrels, and families all depended on them.
The grove is waking up strong. Green tips, zero irrigation stress. Feels good to watch nature collaborate like this.
May 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The grove is waking up strong. Green tips, zero irrigation stress. Feels good to watch nature collaborate like this.
Pro tip: catch invasive shrubs after a good rain. Less resistance, more satisfaction. Especially when you got a tractor bucket to help.
May 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Pro tip: catch invasive shrubs after a good rain. Less resistance, more satisfaction. Especially when you got a tractor bucket to help.
One text with Badger turned into a course invite, a consulting plan, and a mutual aid forestry group. That’s agroforestry magic. Don’t silo your ideas. Talk to people.
May 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
One text with Badger turned into a course invite, a consulting plan, and a mutual aid forestry group. That’s agroforestry magic. Don’t silo your ideas. Talk to people.
Planting apples on a slope means two things: great drainage and zero room for tractor mistakes. Ask me how I know.
May 16, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Planting apples on a slope means two things: great drainage and zero room for tractor mistakes. Ask me how I know.
Plant an apple tree today, and a future kid might climb it before they scroll it.
May 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Plant an apple tree today, and a future kid might climb it before they scroll it.
We talked kilowatt hours, drying times, preservation logistics. Turns out farming nerds come in all flavors. Lisa’s one of the best kinds.
May 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We talked kilowatt hours, drying times, preservation logistics. Turns out farming nerds come in all flavors. Lisa’s one of the best kinds.
We gather what the land gives us: grass clippings, fallen leaves, even stubborn weeds. Then we layer, ferment, and return it to the soil as living nutrients.
May 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We gather what the land gives us: grass clippings, fallen leaves, even stubborn weeds. Then we layer, ferment, and return it to the soil as living nutrients.
🍄 Truffles in West Virginia? Yeah, real ones. Dietrich Jonathan is farming *native* truffles—Tuber canaliculatum. Appalachian soil. Local fungi. Real food systems. We talked symbiosis, not silver bullets.
May 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🍄 Truffles in West Virginia? Yeah, real ones. Dietrich Jonathan is farming *native* truffles—Tuber canaliculatum. Appalachian soil. Local fungi. Real food systems. We talked symbiosis, not silver bullets.
Serviceberry: the plant with a name that sounds like a tech startup but feeds birds like a grandma.
May 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Serviceberry: the plant with a name that sounds like a tech startup but feeds birds like a grandma.
If you’ve got truffle dreams, chestnut schemes, or ramp broth visions—Let’s link up. Weird and beautiful things grow in good company.
May 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
If you’ve got truffle dreams, chestnut schemes, or ramp broth visions—Let’s link up. Weird and beautiful things grow in good company.
Every log is a memory. Every board we cut has a plan. Turning storm-felled trees into something that lasts—that’s the dream.
May 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Every log is a memory. Every board we cut has a plan. Turning storm-felled trees into something that lasts—that’s the dream.
Cutting down invasives ain’t glamorous—but it’s the backbone of restoration. Sweat, roots, and a whole lot of stubborn brush.
May 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Cutting down invasives ain’t glamorous—but it’s the backbone of restoration. Sweat, roots, and a whole lot of stubborn brush.
If you’re not planting with pollinators in mind, you’re just decorating.
May 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If you’re not planting with pollinators in mind, you’re just decorating.
Autumn olive thinks it owns this hillside. Not on my watch. Spring rains made the soil soft, so it’s root-pulling season.
May 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Autumn olive thinks it owns this hillside. Not on my watch. Spring rains made the soil soft, so it’s root-pulling season.