Four Seasons, Lucibella Farm { 20 images } Created 30 Aug 2017
Lucibella Farm is a special place located in Bowie, Maryland, 45 minutes from Washington, DC. It used to be a tobacco farm and was transformed into a haven for trees, plants, birds, frogs, and insects over the course of 30 years by Charles Mewshaw, the late Alain George Minno and Geoffrey Lindstrom, local horticulturalists and landscape architects. Charles and Alain bought the farm on June 10, 1983, and Geoffrey moved to the farm in 2005.
In July 2015, Michael Kiefer, local beekeeper & farmer, became enamored with the farm and purchased it. The blooming Asian magnolias and the brightly colored peacocks fanning feathers wooed him, and he fell in love instantly. Soon came along a tabby cat from a nearby local farm, Bella, and afterwards a beautiful black Bouvier, Lucy, hence the name Lucibella Farm. In Italian, “Lucibella” means the beautiful light of dawn.
When he’s not taking care of Lucy and Bella, and Marley, Michael enjoys tending to his bees, chickens and peacocks. He loves planting fruit trees, and growing diverse flower and vegetable varieties. He integrates permaculture practices, and does not use any pesticides.
I started taking photos at the farm over the course of four seasons. In every season, the farm is beautiful in a different way. Here I share some of the images of trees, plants, insects and birds that thrive at Lucibella Farm!
In July 2015, Michael Kiefer, local beekeeper & farmer, became enamored with the farm and purchased it. The blooming Asian magnolias and the brightly colored peacocks fanning feathers wooed him, and he fell in love instantly. Soon came along a tabby cat from a nearby local farm, Bella, and afterwards a beautiful black Bouvier, Lucy, hence the name Lucibella Farm. In Italian, “Lucibella” means the beautiful light of dawn.
When he’s not taking care of Lucy and Bella, and Marley, Michael enjoys tending to his bees, chickens and peacocks. He loves planting fruit trees, and growing diverse flower and vegetable varieties. He integrates permaculture practices, and does not use any pesticides.
I started taking photos at the farm over the course of four seasons. In every season, the farm is beautiful in a different way. Here I share some of the images of trees, plants, insects and birds that thrive at Lucibella Farm!
