SilvoCulture hosted a group of about 30 participants for a tour of Middle Creek Farm, SilvoCulture’s main hub. This diverse and beautiful site is a testing ground for all things perennial and nuts. Eric Joseph Lewis, permaculture designer, teacher, and plant enthusiast, led the group on a tour of the property to explore a diversity of thriving perennial crops – chestnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, hickories, walnuts, goumis, willows, pawpaws, elderberries, currants, pears, apples, jujubes, and more. Visitors learned about the contoured earthwork swales that passively harvest rainwater to nourish the orchard and prevent run-off. And everyone gathered by the house for rich conversation and refreshments. Check out the recent article on the event in the Frederick News Post: Myersville area non-profit works to plant nut trees across Frederick County.