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Arbor Day on the Farm: Celebrating the Trees of Los Poblanos

The DNA results are in, and our oldest fruit tree has a name. She is a Black Twig apple, a variety that dates to the 1830s, discovered as a chance seedling on a Tennessee farm. It is a tart apple, excellent for fresh eating, cider and baking, and one that grows sweeter with time in storage. Today it is considered a rare specialty variety, largely edged out of commercial production by modern cultivars. To have one standing here, planted likely during the Simms era of the 1930s, is something worth marking.

Posted: 22 Apr, 2026 Filed Under: History & Preservation, Farm Life

Farm Journal: Fresh pastures

Alpaca grazing in the fields of Los Poblanos

Good land stewardship sometimes means taking a step back to look at what the land is telling you. Last spring we took some time to evaluate and re-seed our animal pasture for the health of our sheep, alpacas and the soil itself.

Posted: 15 Apr, 2026 Filed Under: History & Preservation, Farm Life