…I meant to post this a long time ago but with today being Rick Knoll’s 60th Birthday I thought, what a better time! I got this image while trying to get directions to the farm on a recent visit and was instantly enamored with it…could there be a better image to illustrate how different the small, organic, sustainable farm is to what exists out there in America? (Tairwa Farm is that little rectangle of crowdedness toward the top)
Surrounded by single crop monstrosities, Tairwa (Knoll Farm) is a miniature, barely-controlled oasis of what nature would be like without mankind around. Fruit trees, herbs, greens, flowers, vegetables, bees, birds, and chickens run wild together in biodynamic balance, all fed by Rick’s magic fermented tea that waters his crops. And yes, there are “rows” of herbs and fig trees, but this is a seriously organically laid out farm!
The result? The best small tree fruits I may have ever tasted (with maybe even a faint hint of the herbs growing next to them!), greens that are deep in color and terrior, and herbs that are strong and bright in their respective flavors. Thanks Rick and Kristie for providing our community with such an awesome, healthful, delicious product!!! (…and Happy Birthday!)
(onions curing in fallen leaves by the side of a path, Tairwa’s famous figs)
