Wild Plums....

Wild plums appeared on trees that have not produced fruit for years. One tree sits at the edge of our property and another tree next to the chicken coup. Conditions must have been exactly right for these two wild trees to give this extraordinary gift. The colors of the fruit are a beautiful peachy pink and they appeared like jewels hanging from the branches. We picked every plum we could reach and I made a plum sauce from them. The tangy sauce will be served with a savory pork roast sometime very soon!

Wild Coral plums....real food!

When we moved onto our land nineteen years ago it had not been farmed for decades, and we had no idea of the things that would be discovered over time. Years went by until one early summer day we noticed two plum trees with these beautiful coral colored fruit growing. In the spring the tree had put forth white blossoms and for all we knew it was a wild cherry tree. All the conditions must have been just right because we found ourselves with these little tiny plum gems. I've written about this before and you can read it again, if you like, right here. The same plum tree is blooming its heart out..right now! The tree is far bigger than when I posted about it in 2008, and we will be watching as the fruit forms. Because the tree is near the chicken shed it has not been damaged by our recent snow and freeze. Yeah....!!! If you look closely you can see the little white flowers.

What is to come?

Our plums fall in the category of "real food" and it is things like this that keep us enjoying our lifestyle and loving the farm. It is simple, yet extravagant..naturally speaking!