Historical Timeline - Research and Planning
Embark on a journey through time as we trace the evolution of research and planning in this comprehensive historical timeline. Delve into the annals of history to uncover the pivotal moments, visionary ideas, and groundbreaking discoveries that have shaped our approach to research and planning.
Date
Landmark Project
1982
Dreaming in the Forest Garden
Started a Small Tree Nursery
1983
Moved onto the property Summer Solstice, June 21st
Clearing up the property
Taking out the trash
1984
Started one organic vegetable garden
Pruned back a very neglected pear orchard
Designed a circular medicine wheel herb garden
1985
Planted a half-acre medicine wheel herb garden
Build a grape arbour, followed by planting a few varieties of grapes
Finished repairing a small, unfinished greenhouse
1986
Planted a few English walnuts and other hard-to-find fruit trees
Planted a two-acre vegetable garden
Planted a one-acre cash crop of garlic
1987
Expanded to planting two acres of garlic
Redesigned and expanded herb garden to one acre
Planted ‘May Peace Prevail on Earth’ pole
1988
The focus begins to be more on educating the public on organic food production and herbs.
The Medicine Wheel herb garden has around 500 species of medicinal plants and is beginning to get attention.
We started planting more trees from the tree nursery (between 50 to 100 trees a year—an assortment of fruit, nut, medicinal trees, and evergreens to expand windbreaks.
1989
Began focusing on harvesting and wild-crafting medical herbs for healing.
We have created a culinary garden just outside of the kitchen backdoor.
1991
Medicine Wheel Herb Garden becomes known as one of Canada’s most diverse herb gardens, with with numerous write-ups in newspapers and magazines.
Created a rainbow shaped herb tea garden with around 50 varieties.
1992
Expanded tree nursery in diversity and size
1993
For the ten year anniversary th,e centre we had a special celebration around the peace pole.
1994
The beginning of establishing an edible native plant medicine trail (1 kilometre in length around the periphery of the property)
1998
Planted a Sacred Tree Grove around the pond.
1999
We planted 12 apple trees in the north section of the vegetable garden.
2000
Herb garden looks more like a young forest garden.
2001
Began building a 1,000 sq. foot passive solar Earthship greenhouse.
2002
Completed building a 1,000 sq. foot passive solar Earthship greenhouse containing a solarium.
2003
Landscaped around the outside of the Earthship greenhouse.
2004
Build an outdoor summer sprouting kitchen
2005
Designed and planted a new fruit orchard around the pond.
2006
Planted around 30 fruit trees in the periphery of the vegetable garden.
Began planting polycultures around the fruit trees in the new orchard.
2007
The redesigned vegetable garden is a half-acre spiral garden.
Created a spiral garden just north of the pond.
Began reclaiming a semi-wild pear grove at the forest edge.
2008
Created a sacred spiral garden in the middle of the vegetable garden.
Planted heartnut, pecan trees, and other fruit trees around the pond.
2009
Planted a filbert and pawpaw grove near the pond.
Created a sacred space for tipi next to the sacred spiral
Built a tipi just north of and overlooking the pond
2010
Created an herbal spiral outside the kitchen backdoor.
Designed and planted three native garden polycultures.
Planted a pawpaw trail along the south side of the pond.
Designed a semi-wild edible forest landscape in the pear grove. (This is a microclimate with four large heritage pears)
2011
Planted more of an assortment of edible fruit and nut trees around the pond.
A Forest Garden was started in the Old-Growth Forest.
Expanded the tree nursery
2012
Planted another 50 trees such as Almonds, Plumcots, Chums, Everbearing & White Mulberry, Asian Pears, Haspak Berries, Kiwi, Aronia Berries, Cornelia Cherry, Cherry Olives, Cherry Olives, Shrub Cherries, Seaberries, a few more Peaches and Apricots
Tore down the 100-year-old barn
Dreaming, Designing, and planning to build a Bioshelter
2013
Artemisia: Forest Garden Nursery was born
Polycultured a 100-meter Asparagus Patch
2014
Built a Kiwi Walkway
Constructed a Hoophouse
Planted over 100 berry bushes
Expanded Herb Plant, Berry, and tree Nursery around the well
Held the 1st. Annual Forest Garden Convergence
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Early stages of a Children’Children’sarden
Planted another 100 berry bushes
Expanded the Summer Kitchen
Held 2nd. Annual Forest Garden Convergence
Pollarded 5 Linden Trees and inoculated logs with Oyster Mushrooms and lion’s MaLion’snted crooked willow archways & willow dome
Planted a Rose-of-Sharon pathway to the tipi area, along with a new sacred spiral entrance to the tipi
Inoculated another 100 logs with Oyster Mushrooms and Lion’s MaLion’sd the 3rd. Annual Forest Garden Convergence
Build a Strawbale Studio
Creating a 1 km. Native Plant Trail
Continuing building a Kitty Tool Shed (Earthship, cordwood, and cob)
Complete Kitty Shed
Reconstruct Earthship Greenhouse
Expand Summer Kitchen
Designed and began building Sanctuary
Began building Bathhouse
Continued with Sanctuary
Completed Sanctuary & Bathhouse
To plant more trees!
To plant more peace!
To plant more joy!