Obiora Embry’s Blog (2014) - Page 1 of 1

Obiora Embry’s Blog (2014) - Page 1 of 1

image from 22 November 2014; View of southern forest prior to planting

Saturday, 22 November 2014 by Obiora Embry

Greenville, KY

The 2 boxes for the honeybees were smudged with white sage in a clockwise direction. After getting smudged with white sage the southern forest was s...

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Friday, 21 November 2014 by Obiora Embry

Greenville, KY

I took the rest of the trash from the northern brush pile to the landfill.

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Thursday, 30 October 2014 by Obiora Embry

Greenville, KY

I helped to clean out the other brush pile and took a load of primarily lumber to the landfill. Planted Honeybee Specialty Mix near the honeybees. ...

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Saturday, 4 October 2014 by Obiora Embry

Greenville, KY

I did some cleaning of the brush pile closest to the forest garden and removed trash that someone or a group of people threw in it. Then I went into ...

image from 19 July 2014

Saturday, 19 July 2014 by Obiora Embry

Greenville, KY

I looked at and admired the diversity of plants in the former forest garden area and photographed the trees (our babies). We did a biodynamic prep in...

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Saturday, 31 May 2014 by Obiora Embry

Greenville, KY

I used the existing hole that you had dug to heel the trees in it (the identification for the Sycamore came off but I still have it and can add when I...

image from 19 April 2014; View of living soil before improvement reached this spot II

Saturday, 19 April 2014 by Obiora Embry

Greenville, KY

Living Soil Progression

image from 19 April 2014; View of heeling in trees for long slumber and improving living soil

Saturday, 19 April 2014 by Obiora Embry

Greenville, KY

It was decided that we would not continue planting trees in between the forests of the planned forest garden area. We dug a hole in an area where the...

image from 22 March 2014; View of tobacco stick with yellow paint and orange ribbon

Saturday, 22 March 2014 by Obiora Embry

Greenville, KY

I spray painted 11 or 12 tobacco sticks with yellow paint. I put them on the perimeter of the forest garden. I added to these tobacco sticks and a ...

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Martin Acres has the highest point and the lowest point in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky and has been used for timber, hunting, coal mining, oil & gas extraction, and agriculture. It has been in a state of transition since the untimely death of Herbert L. Martin and the migration of many people in this black family to the north for factory jobs. Since the late‐1980s, this family has not practiced agriculture. However, some acreage is leased by a neighboring farm. In addition some of the farm is under a Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) but most of Martin Acres is maturing forests. And a creek runs through a portion of the the property, there are two ponds, and other places where water flows.

In the late 1990s, twin brothers (sixth generation descendants of Lorenza/Lourenza and Minnie Martin) Irucka Ajani and Obiora Embry, tried unsuccessfully to encourage their family to grow food organically as a means of generating farm income. After a few years of making no traction they decided to put their ideas on the back burner. However in 2012 they decided to quit talkin’ about it and be about it (Obiora’s motto since the 2000s).

In December 2012, they sought two acres of farmland on Martin Acres to develop an edible forest garden. The two acres were previously used for cow grazing, but had been left fallow for 40 or more years. On it were mature trees, bramble, grasses, and bushes. In early 2013, the area was cleared and bulldozed. This left exposed soil and barren land, two large brush piles, uprooted trees, and plants that looked like they were dying. In March 2013, they went to visit the area for the first time.

Irucka and Obiora planted stakes in the ground, took photographs and video, discussed how it would be an uphill battle to turn the desolate looking land into a thriving edible forest garden, but they had nothing to lose and were up for the challenge!

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