Devastating Wind Flattens Meadow & Foraging For Edibles Under Snow

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I was not sure if I should share this with you or not. But the wind the other day was intense. Like nothing I have yet seen. It flattened the meadow.

There was a sudden crash and the middle of the meadow was flattened. The door of one chicken coop was damaged. The chicken tractor door was ripped off. The heavy oak frame that holds the weather station was tossed into the garden, flattening a metal stake. This is the same oak frame that I have had up for years now. It has never budged. It is so heavy I can not lift it myself. But the wind tossed it like a leaf.

The wind turbine tower with its outriggers that I was jumping up and down on like King Kong got tossed like a leaf.

The chicken fence is literally broken in places. The posts holding the fence are broken off at the base.

My solar panels are flipped over.

I cannot believe the ferocity of the wind that ripped through here.

Outside the meadow trees are down, limbs are down. It was a mess out on the roads. Like an obstacle course. Others in the area can confirm that we had some real bad wind out here.

Somehow though the tents, RV and tiny house were undamaged. It seemed to hit the center of the meadow only and left my house alone. Only the rosin paper on the roof, which survived the entire winter, got shredded. This is an easy fix. Its only purpose is to keep the metal roof from sticking to the tar paper underneath.

This was all damaged on Tuesday. Wednesday the winds were still pretty bad. Tuesday though there were things flying through the meadow literally sideways. It was a mess.

Later Wednesday evening it calmed down some and I went out into the garden to forage for some edible greens. Under the snow it is surprising to see how much food is actually alive.

I found some of my hot spicy oregano is alive and well. I love this stuff. It is a super breath freshener. Catnip is also still alive and growing under the snow.

I have some sorrel as well. This is a refreshing sour leaf.

Wild garlic is showing itself already but it tastes horrible right now.

These things may not taste good after a long harsh winter but it could save your life. This is how the animals survive the winter. They dig up the snow and see what is alive and growing underneath. The snow is an insulator and protects the plants from the worst of the winter weather. Deer can get at these green and stay alive all winter.

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