Beaver Food Forest
@beaverfoodforest.bsky.social
A peat-free, coir-free native plant nursery specializing in plants needed by beavers for food and construction materials
I don’t have the drive to decorate like my Mom did, which earned her the title, “Mrs. Christmas” in our family. I know she would have loved these rosehips though, and most likely would have picked them to put in the festive centerpieces that she would make from evergreen boughs. #grief #beauty
December 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Beaver-based restoration brings hope. Hope that we can hold back some of the rain that should have been snow, hope that we can slow down some of the water before it races down our rivers and out to the ocean, and hope that we can moderate some of the flooding and drought and wildfire 🌿🌰
December 20, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Beaver-based restoration brings hope. Hope that we can hold back some of the rain that should have been snow, hope that we can slow down some of the water before it races down our rivers and out to the ocean, and hope that we can moderate some of the flooding and drought and wildfire 🌿🌰
Aquifer recharge happens when beavers slow the flow of water, connect streams with floodplains, and when the weight of the water in beaver ponds presses water down into the ground, filling the spaces between soil particles with water instead of air. 🌿🌰 #beaver #groundwater #recharge
December 19, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Aquifer recharge happens when beavers slow the flow of water, connect streams with floodplains, and when the weight of the water in beaver ponds presses water down into the ground, filling the spaces between soil particles with water instead of air. 🌿🌰 #beaver #groundwater #recharge
Excellent question — there are solid reasons why we sometimes need to mimic beavers. One reason is that some sites are too degraded to support beavers. Or, in some locations, the land managers or landowners aren’t open to having beavers onsite. 🌿💧🦫 #beaver #biomimicry #restoration
December 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Excellent question — there are solid reasons why we sometimes need to mimic beavers. One reason is that some sites are too degraded to support beavers. Or, in some locations, the land managers or landowners aren’t open to having beavers onsite. 🌿💧🦫 #beaver #biomimicry #restoration
Beavers slow the flow — and the wetlands they create can hold water when there’s plenty, and then release it slowly, when it’s needed. When beavers are active in smaller streams that feed into rivers, this can help decrease peak flows and reduce flooding downstream. 🦫🌿💧 #beaver #wetlands #flood
December 15, 2025 at 7:12 AM
What’s happening in Washington State and BC right now tells the story of why we need our streams to be stuffed with beaver dams. The more rain we get at once, the more natural infrastructure we need to help hold water back during floods and to recharge the groundwater #beaver #stream #restoration 🦫🌿
December 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
What’s happening in Washington State and BC right now tells the story of why we need our streams to be stuffed with beaver dams. The more rain we get at once, the more natural infrastructure we need to help hold water back during floods and to recharge the groundwater #beaver #stream #restoration 🦫🌿
As the short days and long nights deepen, I’m thinking about next summer and how great it will feel to bring more plants out to our floating wetlands — let’s go! #floatingwetlands #plants #summer 🌿
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM
As the short days and long nights deepen, I’m thinking about next summer and how great it will feel to bring more plants out to our floating wetlands — let’s go! #floatingwetlands #plants #summer 🌿
I never would have guessed that our biolog (a coir-free vegetated log) would be a target for wildlife. Definitely need to invest in a wildlife camera to see who is doing this! Never a dull moment 🌿🌰 #biolog #coirfree #livingwithwildlife
December 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I never would have guessed that our biolog (a coir-free vegetated log) would be a target for wildlife. Definitely need to invest in a wildlife camera to see who is doing this! Never a dull moment 🌿🌰 #biolog #coirfree #livingwithwildlife
Recently I shared how overwhelming things have been since my Mom died, and some things that have been helping me move forward. My latest tip: ask for some help. You might be amazed how good it feels to create space for community to be community — and to have some weight lifted #farmlife #askforhelp
December 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Recently I shared how overwhelming things have been since my Mom died, and some things that have been helping me move forward. My latest tip: ask for some help. You might be amazed how good it feels to create space for community to be community — and to have some weight lifted #farmlife #askforhelp
End of season reveal on the pontoon style floating wetland that local practitioners innovated at a workshop last spring… These structures spent the season in our temporary ponds so that we could monitor them closely — and they turned out to be one of our top performing designs! 🌿🌰 #floatingwetlands
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
End of season reveal on the pontoon style floating wetland that local practitioners innovated at a workshop last spring… These structures spent the season in our temporary ponds so that we could monitor them closely — and they turned out to be one of our top performing designs! 🌿🌰 #floatingwetlands
Setbacks are part of life, no matter who you are. Farming is no exception! It was pretty shocking to see the water disappear from this newly refurbished old cistern — and it’s very satisfying to know where the leak is and that it should be fixable. Here’s hoping! 🌿 #cistern #fixerupper #farmlife
December 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Setbacks are part of life, no matter who you are. Farming is no exception! It was pretty shocking to see the water disappear from this newly refurbished old cistern — and it’s very satisfying to know where the leak is and that it should be fixable. Here’s hoping! 🌿 #cistern #fixerupper #farmlife
I was today years old when I realized how well a sled will move over wood chips, even when fully loaded with wet, rotting hay. Lower to the ground, it’s much easier than getting materials in and out of a wagon! 🌿 #gardeningtips #farmlife #worksmarternotharder
December 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I was today years old when I realized how well a sled will move over wood chips, even when fully loaded with wet, rotting hay. Lower to the ground, it’s much easier than getting materials in and out of a wagon! 🌿 #gardeningtips #farmlife #worksmarternotharder
Reflecting on the fall crops as big fluffy snowflakes continue to fall… the changing seasons are poignant on so many levels 🌿 #fourseasons #covercrops
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Reflecting on the fall crops as big fluffy snowflakes continue to fall… the changing seasons are poignant on so many levels 🌿 #fourseasons #covercrops
Anybody else feeling this way? 🌿 #shortdayslongnights
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Anybody else feeling this way? 🌿 #shortdayslongnights
Time to see what was happening under the row cover while my life was in chaos. Turns out things were continuing to grow! Next year I need to find a different way to hold the row cover down — shoveling soil to hold it down isn’t a sustainable practice for me! 🌿 #rowcover #seasonextension
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Time to see what was happening under the row cover while my life was in chaos. Turns out things were continuing to grow! Next year I need to find a different way to hold the row cover down — shoveling soil to hold it down isn’t a sustainable practice for me! 🌿 #rowcover #seasonextension
BCS Livestock makes the best compost I’ve ever used — by combining organic straw with sheep manure from their clean operation. I once had to have my BCS Livestock compost tested for herbicide due to a drift issue, and no surprise, but nice confirmation, it came out clean! 🌿 #compost #farmlife
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
If you don’t feel like mixing your own potting media, I get it! I’m starting a push to try different peat-free, coir-free mixes that are available in stores, so that I can (hopefully) make recommendations. I’ll let you know how this one works! 🌿 🌰 #peatfree #coirfree #pottingmix #potting
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
If you don’t feel like mixing your own potting media, I get it! I’m starting a push to try different peat-free, coir-free mixes that are available in stores, so that I can (hopefully) make recommendations. I’ll let you know how this one works! 🌿 🌰 #peatfree #coirfree #pottingmix #potting
Excited for an opportunity to try a different method of growing food among gophers! Since the gophers ate 99% of our saffron, almost every head of elephant garlic, our carrots, parsnips, and some of the sweet potatoes, it’s time to make a more concerted effort! 🌿 #gophers #repellent #farmlife
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Excited for an opportunity to try a different method of growing food among gophers! Since the gophers ate 99% of our saffron, almost every head of elephant garlic, our carrots, parsnips, and some of the sweet potatoes, it’s time to make a more concerted effort! 🌿 #gophers #repellent #farmlife
Never a dull moment in the native plant nursery. Now we are a pollinator nursery too!! 🌿🌰 #larvae #pollinators
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Never a dull moment in the native plant nursery. Now we are a pollinator nursery too!! 🌿🌰 #larvae #pollinators
Just reminding myself and everyone who struggles with the end of a growing season… with a nod to the other cycles of our lives 🌿🌰 #cycles #nitrogencycle #carboncycle #lifeanddeath
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Just reminding myself and everyone who struggles with the end of a growing season… with a nod to the other cycles of our lives 🌿🌰 #cycles #nitrogencycle #carboncycle #lifeanddeath
Coconut coir has been the go-to for erosion prevention and control for years, but when you look at the water quality and human health costs, you may wish for an alternative. We developed a coir-free, peat-free option this summer! 🌿🌰 #coirfree #peatfree #erosioncontrol #biolog
November 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Coconut coir has been the go-to for erosion prevention and control for years, but when you look at the water quality and human health costs, you may wish for an alternative. We developed a coir-free, peat-free option this summer! 🌿🌰 #coirfree #peatfree #erosioncontrol #biolog
Sometimes you just have to make what you need in the moment. It’s worth having the right tools on hand and don’t be afraid to try fabricating something out of hardware cloth and tie wire! You’d be amazed how many different purposes I’ve found for this style of basket… #necessity #invention
November 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Sometimes you just have to make what you need in the moment. It’s worth having the right tools on hand and don’t be afraid to try fabricating something out of hardware cloth and tie wire! You’d be amazed how many different purposes I’ve found for this style of basket… #necessity #invention