Hazelnut. Apple. Aronia. Black Walnut. Poplar. Hickory. Persimmon. These varieties represent the 600+ trees Laraway plans to plant this spring. Rain clouds lifted this morning after several days of rain. The soil at our 39-acre farmstead has been freed from winter's ice, snow and deep frost.
It is, perhaps, a sweet coincidence that our inaugural planting of 2015 coincides with Earth Day. The first Earth Day, celebrated in 1970, was launched to raise awareness of the need to protect our environment to insure clean air, water and soil. It followed the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson's groundbreaking book, Silent Spring.
The trees we plant today will take years to grow to maturity. We hope they will grow tall and stand strong. We have the same hopes for the youth we serve.
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