Natural fertilizer

Symphytum officinale, Comfrey, Vallurt, Consuelda.

Yesterday I was so lucky to get some more baby Comfrey plants of a friend. Building a food forest you never can have too many of them. First of all I will use the plants to fertilize my fruit trees.

Pictures of Comfrey

http://www.rolv.no/bilder/galleri/medplant/symph_sp.htm

For more information:

https://www.cambridgenaturals.com/blog/comfrey-symphytum-officinale

Also healing wounds, bones, Psoriasis and Bronchitis.

http://www.rolv.no/urtemedisin/medisinplanter/symp_off.htm

Virker også mot Psoriasis, sår hals og Bronkitt.

Midsummer night on the farm

The longest day of the year in Norway is celebrated on June 23. It is called St Hans celebration and normally celebrated with big bonfires.

The problem is only that the last few years Norway almost had no rain, so the grass and trees are usually very dry around St Hans. Because of huge fire risks St Hans bonfires often become forbidden. This year we were lucky. Just a few days before St. Hans the rain came falling down and the fire ban was lifted.

In the mean time I had already decided to go for a Coffee fire, instead of a St. Hans fire. Of course served with the Norwegian traditional home made 'Rømmegrøt', served with 'Fenalår'. Only I gave it a glute and milk free twist, using 'glutenfri kakemiks', cocos cream and rice milk instead. I was told, it tasted just as well.

Many buckets with water around, just in case. Also several fire extinguishers.

A new tradition has started at Farris Permaculture farm, St Hans celebration around the newly build fireplace overlooking the most beautiful part of lake Farris.

Next year I will cut the grass in front of the view, so the view will even be better.

Larvik means nature

Larvik municipality is huge, over 1.000 km2 big. And although is has some culture, not much, coming to Larvik means you like nature.

One very nice place to visit in Larvik, about 35 km from Farris Permaculture farm, is Eftang. Here some pictures of Eftang from June 14, 2020. During this time of the year the sun shines from 05.00 (depending on your location from 04.00) until 23.00 and it is light all night.

When you come to help me on the farm, we can visit Eftang during one of your days off.

The rocks at Eftang were made under the ice cap 35.000 years ago (could be longer ago). Still every year the rocky mountains here move upwards 8 mm a year.

Eftang is part of Geo Norwegica Geopark (on the Unesco list).