Nature
Alive and celebrating the mystery of life, nature is revered, protected, promoted and invited to Orion Organics. With 168 acres donated to the Tecumseh Land Trust, the many micro ecosystems will continue to grow, diversify and provide wetlands, woodlands, native prairies and pure waterways to a complex array of birds, animals, fish, and native plants.
Recently, Antioch College conducted a study and over 57 species of birds were identified as living on the farm. A short list of the species includes great horned owls, screech owls, barred owls, blue herons, red tailed hawks, killdeer, red winged blackbirds, orioles, warblers, yellow-bellied sapsuckers, quail, pheasant, and meadowlarks. At dawn, the vibrancy of aviary acoustics is, to say the least, heartening. Fresh water clams and native iris adorn the small streams meandering within the farm, and coneflowers and indigenous prairie grasses provide nutrients from deep within the earth. Many of the trees in the forest are over 400 years old, and ancient fossils found suggest that as in eons past, life continues to unfold its veils of Being and reveals its inner secrets to those who take a moment to listen.
The conservation of these rolling hills and hidden streams provides a home for literally billions of organisms to interact and maintain, on at least this small corner of the planet, a pristine and open place for nature to breathe.
