Living Soil Tree Farm
@livingsoiltreefarm.bsky.social
Regenerative plant nursery with a loose focus on the intersection of food production and native species
Operating on stolen land in NC & VA
https://linktr.ee/livingsoiltreefarm
Operating on stolen land in NC & VA
https://linktr.ee/livingsoiltreefarm
Black solider fly larva are 20% off right now when you use my discount code LSTF20 at @GrubTerra ! Black solider fly larva are a healthy source of protein fat and calcium which are extremely beneficial to your chickens during these colder months of the year.
December 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Black solider fly larva are 20% off right now when you use my discount code LSTF20 at @GrubTerra ! Black solider fly larva are a healthy source of protein fat and calcium which are extremely beneficial to your chickens during these colder months of the year.
Tour the tree nursery! Lots of native, fruit, and nut trees ! :)’
July 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Tour the tree nursery! Lots of native, fruit, and nut trees ! :)’
Friends! I am happy to announce that the recording of my recent webinar, growing trees from seed (hosted by the Giving Grove) is now available online ! There is no cost to view this recording. There is a link to where you can watch under the link tree on my profile.
May 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Friends! I am happy to announce that the recording of my recent webinar, growing trees from seed (hosted by the Giving Grove) is now available online ! There is no cost to view this recording. There is a link to where you can watch under the link tree on my profile.
A quick tour/behind the scenes look at what’s growing in the nursery here, early May, 2025. If you’re local, come see us at the Grandin farmers market in Roanoke VA tomorrow 8-12! We have various native herbaceous plants, herbs, flowers, and lots of trees and shrubs 🌱😋
May 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A quick tour/behind the scenes look at what’s growing in the nursery here, early May, 2025. If you’re local, come see us at the Grandin farmers market in Roanoke VA tomorrow 8-12! We have various native herbaceous plants, herbs, flowers, and lots of trees and shrubs 🌱😋
Someone please tell me what animal these bones came from it’s driving me nuts. I feel like it’s giving lizard vibes
April 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Someone please tell me what animal these bones came from it’s driving me nuts. I feel like it’s giving lizard vibes
This is what 6 pallets of moldy bread looks like. We got this from our local food bank, sadly it went bad before it could be distributed. Well mix in woodchips and make compost with it
April 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is what 6 pallets of moldy bread looks like. We got this from our local food bank, sadly it went bad before it could be distributed. Well mix in woodchips and make compost with it
Friends ! I’m putting our April & May market schedule below, come stop by and see us 😊🌱
4/22 West end
4/26 Grandin
5/3 Salem
5/6 West end
5/10 Grandin
5/17 Salem
5/20 West end
5/24 Grandin
5/31 Rocky Mount
Sometime in May we will finalize and release a June schedule.
4/22 West end
4/26 Grandin
5/3 Salem
5/6 West end
5/10 Grandin
5/17 Salem
5/20 West end
5/24 Grandin
5/31 Rocky Mount
Sometime in May we will finalize and release a June schedule.
April 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Friends ! I’m putting our April & May market schedule below, come stop by and see us 😊🌱
4/22 West end
4/26 Grandin
5/3 Salem
5/6 West end
5/10 Grandin
5/17 Salem
5/20 West end
5/24 Grandin
5/31 Rocky Mount
Sometime in May we will finalize and release a June schedule.
4/22 West end
4/26 Grandin
5/3 Salem
5/6 West end
5/10 Grandin
5/17 Salem
5/20 West end
5/24 Grandin
5/31 Rocky Mount
Sometime in May we will finalize and release a June schedule.
A short video about one of my favorite trees, the American persimmon
April 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A short video about one of my favorite trees, the American persimmon
How I grow 1000s of trees in air pruning beds. These beds are great for nuts and tap rooted species ! They also work really well in small spaces
April 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
How I grow 1000s of trees in air pruning beds. These beds are great for nuts and tap rooted species ! They also work really well in small spaces
I’m hosting a free webinar tomorrow (4/17) about growing trees from seed in a nursery context without use of chemicals. The registration link is in my bio. We’re going to try to cover a lot of ground in our hour together tomorrow. I hope to see you there !
April 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I’m hosting a free webinar tomorrow (4/17) about growing trees from seed in a nursery context without use of chemicals. The registration link is in my bio. We’re going to try to cover a lot of ground in our hour together tomorrow. I hope to see you there !
Will the juneberries survive the frost ? We will learn soon
April 9, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Will the juneberries survive the frost ? We will learn soon
Signs of spring all around, the trees are waking up from their annual slumber 😊 these are flowering dogwood here
April 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Signs of spring all around, the trees are waking up from their annual slumber 😊 these are flowering dogwood here
Hatched out our first round of chicks! They’re SO cute
March 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Hatched out our first round of chicks! They’re SO cute
Getting the last of our bare root orders packed. The end of the shipping season is here! We plan to stop shipping trees a week from tomorrow due to the warm weather. We’ll pick up again in fall. Until then find us at the Roanoke farmers market !
March 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Getting the last of our bare root orders packed. The end of the shipping season is here! We plan to stop shipping trees a week from tomorrow due to the warm weather. We’ll pick up again in fall. Until then find us at the Roanoke farmers market !
Moved everyone into the shed with heat lamps and space heaters to survive the frost last night. It worked ! All alive and back in the greenhouse now - happy spring !
March 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Moved everyone into the shed with heat lamps and space heaters to survive the frost last night. It worked ! All alive and back in the greenhouse now - happy spring !
Got our first blue egg last week. There’s been a lot of work to do in the new chicken run lately but it’s nice to see the chickens happy in their home
March 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Got our first blue egg last week. There’s been a lot of work to do in the new chicken run lately but it’s nice to see the chickens happy in their home
And so we pass the spring equinox. Seeds are sprouting, here are some rhubarb babies
March 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
And so we pass the spring equinox. Seeds are sprouting, here are some rhubarb babies
“Avoid gurus, follow plants” Terence McKenna
March 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“Avoid gurus, follow plants” Terence McKenna
There is still time to order and plant bare root trees ! We can ship all over the states and have a good selection of native trees in stock. Check out our website to learn more ! 🌳🌳🌳(linked on our profile)
March 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
There is still time to order and plant bare root trees ! We can ship all over the states and have a good selection of native trees in stock. Check out our website to learn more ! 🌳🌳🌳(linked on our profile)
Beautiful skies out here in Appalachian Virginia lately
March 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Beautiful skies out here in Appalachian Virginia lately
We’re trying to incubate eggs for the first time, wish us luck! We got these wonderful colored hatching eggs from our friends at GraceHaven Farm and Hatchery 😄 we will let yall know how it goes, we’re also incubating a few of our eggs
March 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We’re trying to incubate eggs for the first time, wish us luck! We got these wonderful colored hatching eggs from our friends at GraceHaven Farm and Hatchery 😄 we will let yall know how it goes, we’re also incubating a few of our eggs
We recently built a greenhouse out of cattle panels and other odds and ends. It’s really important to anchor it securely to the ground ! Check out our videos about it on YT & other video platforms (links on our profile)
March 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We recently built a greenhouse out of cattle panels and other odds and ends. It’s really important to anchor it securely to the ground ! Check out our videos about it on YT & other video platforms (links on our profile)
There is a lot of discourse around growing American persimmons from seed. Seeds will produce a high percentage male offspring which will not make fruit. However some evidence suggests that self pollinated seed will make mostly female offspring & self pollinated seed have visible ridges like these!
February 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
There is a lot of discourse around growing American persimmons from seed. Seeds will produce a high percentage male offspring which will not make fruit. However some evidence suggests that self pollinated seed will make mostly female offspring & self pollinated seed have visible ridges like these!