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Plants That Saw the Light of Day (Part 3)
If you love plants, it is only natural to want to try to grow something that is entirely based on a feeling. There is no objective knowledge or science involved. It is a form of appreciation of the natural world … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity Found, Ecology-Biodiversity-Integration, Miracles of Nature
Tagged China-fir, Cunninghamia, ecology, evolutionary ideas, Mayday tree, Prunus padus
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Plants That Saw The Light of Day (Part 2)
Every plant that I grew whether it was in great profusion or just a few for experimental purposes had possibilities. If it died unexpectedly or had some horticultural issues of some sort, then I want to know what happened and … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ecology, food, gardening, heartnuts, honeyberry, seaberry, wild asparagus
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Plants That Saw The Light of Day
(Part 1) I do not have much of a selection process for plants. Every plant looks interesting to me. I really liked the flavor of that wild Rocket I found in the cracks of a sidewalk in Grand Haven, Michigan. … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, buffaloberry, ecology, food, horsetail, perennial broccoli, seeds, vegetables, wild asparagus, wild cucumber
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Two Story Agriculture
Ground Floor and Going Up I first found the concept of Two Story Agriculture in the best selling book Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture by J. Russell Smith. He was an economic geographer for Columbia University and had written extensively … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity Found, Ecology-Biodiversity-Integration, Miracles of Nature
Tagged ecological enrichment, ecology, garden, hickory, lilac, nature, planting trees, plants, tree crops
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Exploring Diversity: Creating Flavor Forests With the Species Apples
From the time I was a child, I loved to grow plants. I threw a pit of a prune near the back door of my home. A tree emerged and I quickly put it in a pot. How could this … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, apple fruit, apple lumber, apple wood, ecology, food, forest apple, fruit, garden, gardening, nature, no spray, plants, seeds, timber apple
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Thoughts From the Bean Warriors
Thoughts from the Bean Warriors Archaeologists Bean Warriors Archaeologists: The jungle was inhospitable. Bean Warriors: We made it hospitable. Archaeologists: They grew lima beans. Bean Warriors: It was the protein that didn’t run away. Archaeologists: Small bushy annual … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology-Biodiversity-Integration, Miracles of Nature
Tagged agriculture, archaeology, culture, food, history, lima beans, plant connections
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