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Ohio River Valley Elfy Food Forest…
Here we are passing hardy oranges, miyoga ginger, purple leaf peaches, crab pears, as well as native hazelnut, spiceberry, gooseberry, pawpaw, sassafras, herbs, spices and more…

-Thank you Earth-
From here Elf harvests food, medicine, art supplies, instruments, thought, ideas, word flows, stories in the wind come in and flow through. Seeds and starts to liberate our hearts and burdens. What a gift to be such a creature in such a place, there are fig trees that are offering now, yet the elf wears no leaf here.
Nature truly is the most
incredible patron of the Elfy art flow.
Thank yeee ever more.

#foodforest #permaculturefoodforest #ohiorivervalley
#elfjourney by @wakethefarmup

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2 years ago

trend seams to be to make leaders and followers and this will leave me feeling blue, because I don’t want leaders or followers,
I want companions.

Elf poetry on this dry day…
Sending my elfiest to you all!!! taken in United States by @wakethefarmup

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2 years ago

ArtofElfkin2025.layers upon layer.vrs24.75-a.1.pastel on paper with interlaid collagatories-b.13-h4- hand woven wattle from mulberry/willow/hunny suckle japonica-b.17-23vrs4-16-panorama effects on wattles- freshflex17n2-“all about layers”she said-12-c. Edit with hand and biological intelligence-vrs14.233xrL21–digitizedplatformsRhilarious-category5ready. Try and mimic, elf will be on to something else.
#artfromnature taken in New York, New York by @wakethefarmup

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2 years ago

Somebody feed Ande, he looks lost and hungry...
@wakethefarmup @maintaining_ground_podcast #cornucopia #abundance #naturalweaving #HarvestSeason by @wakethefarmup

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8 days ago

@wakethefarmup Ande the Elf was our host for the September session of the 2025-2026 Yearlong Permaculture Design Course. We got to explore his mature food forest, visit with his animals, see examples of structures and artwork made from natural and reclaimed materials, and enjoy his infectious spirit all day long. Thank you for having us out, Ande!

#permaculture #permaculturedesign #permaculturedesigncourse #foodforests #permaculturecincy taken in Milan, Indiana by @wakethefarmup

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This time we weave Wizards and Elephants,
Bamboo Willow and Wattles upon Cedar and Earth under Elm. Each Withie and Stave thoughtfully placed and naturally graced, with attention and passion, setting space for a celebration of love and a commitment. taken in Cincinnati by @wakethefarmup

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5 months ago

Make a handmade basket from tulip poplar bark, then take a plant walk to forage for herbal ingredients to enjoy in communi-tea! Double workshop coming up on Saturday, May 16 at Growing Value Nursery from 3-6 PM. Share & weave the connections! More details at our website: cincinnatipermacultureinstitute.org by @wakethefarmup

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5 months ago

We are amazed by the incredible humans who come together to make it easier for kids and teachers to learn outside 🌳 We had such a fun workday today on the students’ outdoor classroom design at @thedaterhigh

We practiced ancient, natural building techniques to make a cob oven with almost all of the materials being recycled or found on site. All we had to purchase were the fire bricks !

Students helped move topsoil for their “green carpet” learning space where we’ll plant clover flowers and violets and they got their hands dirty mixing clay, sand and straw for the cob pizza oven. A cooking area was a priority for the students as food brings community and the school has an awesome culinary program with a chef as a teacher 👌

We wouldn’t have been able to do this without the continued mutual trust and support of @keepcincinnatibeautiful as well as the maintenance crew at @iamcps and the generosity of @loweshomeimprovement and @westwoodworks

For the workday today we want to give a huge shoutout and thanks to @wakethefarmup @jon_kuma_bupo and @co_creation_station for their expertise in permaculture and cob natural building 💪

Stay tuned for our workday tomorrow where we’ll be finishing the cob oven, lighting the first fire and cutting back honey suckle to make a “living hedge” fence 💜💛

If you want to be a part of one of our outdoor classroom workdays, let us know-we’re completing 3 outdoor classrooms throughout April and love helping hands for planting, painting, moving stuff, building and more ☮️😎 taken in Cincinnati by @wakethefarmup

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7 months ago

Wattle Wizards @jon_kuma_bupo @wakethefarmup working a living willow fence at the United Plant Savers Sanctuary in Rutland, Ohio. If you don’t already know, go check them out @unitedplantsavers and support the preservation of medicinal plants such as ginseng, goldenseal and so many more! Explore their library, shop, hiking trails, and… among numerous other amazing spots to explore here, come explore the living willow medicine circle. It was originally designed and planted by @livingwillowfarm 4 years ago. Much to growing on here!!! taken in Rutland, Ohio by @wakethefarmup

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@oneearthcollaborative @wakethefarmup @jon_kuma_bupo and more….
Contact @wakethefarmup or @jon_kuma_bupo for an estimate on a woven fence or art piece today!!! taken in Bellbrook, Ohio by @wakethefarmup

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9 months ago

Wattle Weave Workshop ‘25 was so fun, join us next time!
Join Cincinnati Permaculture Institute @permaculturecincy for more workshops this year. including upcoming acorn processing workshop!

Do you want to hire a crew to harvest materials and build artistic simple or even elaborate woven fences? Please get in touch with the Elf today. Booking now. Adaptable to travel and a vast range of ecosystem capability. Ready to grow.

Elffime34-5cpi/www-wattle.weave.workshop/assertclock/boowatts-hy56vrs3. #wattlefence
#wakethefarmup taken in Cincinnati, Ohio by @wakethefarmup

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10 months ago

this Elf recommends you book the yurt for a night or two and visit
@unitedplantsavers Sanctuary in Rutland Ohio
Elf Had space to read a books about plants, (thanks to James Duke’s library here) and do some writing and then traverse to amazing convos on live weaving willow, wattle work from bamboos split locust and transplanted rivercane, and the amazing projects UPS is supporting is unbeweavable! Several weaving workshops amongst their amazing offerings globally on their itinerary for 2026! The trails are beautiful places to walk and enjoy quiet contemplations and deep connections with natures textures of the season. Thank you plants and mycelium for guiding Elf to this place over and over since the 1990s!!! @wakethefarmup

To the Plants listen,
They will guide you with glimmers
and you will glisten.
Bee Leaf.

#unitedplantsavers #wakethefarmup
#elfnote752ups/n562-12+180c.vrs25 by @wakethefarmup

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