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Regeneration Through Dissemination
Like my family’s Christmas tree farms of yesteryear, most tree crops are planted in long rows of a single species to maximize production. At my 13 acre farm, I did not have the luxury of both time and money to … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, diversity, ecology, gardening, multi-story agriculture, nature, non-native, regeneration, seeds
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Simply Making the Plant World More Diverse
One of easiest ways to increase plant diversity in the natural world is to look for potential species that can reproduce and increase on their own without burning, mowing or herbiciding everything to near death. The same can be said … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, Clinopodium, crop-diversity, ecology, food-crop, gardening, native-plants
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Now That’s A Grape
Its interesting in that grapes are so widely consumed in so many forms, yet if you mention woody agriculture or tree crops, they are not considered in the same life saving way as a tree. Vitis is vine in Latin. … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity Found, Ecology-Biodiversity-Integration, Miracles of Nature
Tagged ecology, grapes, healthy-foods, viticulture, wild-fruits, wild-grapes, wine
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Purpurea
Purple pigments in plants attract attention. Probably the most well known purple plant is the purple leaf Norway maple. It is produced from seed as well as varietal selections with intense purple coloration. You still see it in the nursery … Continue reading
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Tagged American-hazelnut, hazelnut, nut, plants, purpurea
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Meet the Perennial Brassicas
It’s a common experience with gardeners to discover sprouts on year old broccoli or cabbage stalks from the year before. Even the Brussel sprouts will kick out a new stem in the second year. This is because by and large … Continue reading
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Tagged brassica, broccoli, Bunia, flowers, garden, gardening, perennial, plants, vegetables, wild-foods
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The Wild Andean Pumpkin
I have always enjoyed finding and growing the ancestors of crop plants. Unlike what would be called scientific breeding or selection I have a different motive. I want to see the plant that began it all. I want to time … Continue reading
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Tagged garden, gardening, Peru, pumpkin, pumpkins, teenage-pumpkin, vegetables, wild-pumpkin
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The Edible Lily
I have always found it fascinating to read about the use of wildflowers as food plants. In particular, I wondered how anyone could make a go of harvesting lily bulbs to any degree for food. You hear stories of many … Continue reading
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Tagged edible-lily, flowers, gardening, lily, perennial-crops, root-crops, tuber-crop
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The Earth Pea
One of the most interesting perennial crops I grow is the earth pea, Lathyrus tuberosus. It reminds me in many ways of the highway pea that is so common along roadways used as a soil stabilizer and nitrogen fixer. As … Continue reading
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Tagged delicious, edible, peas, perennial, tuberous-peas
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The Brassica Forest Comes Alive
About a decade ago, I began growing tree collards from cuttings and seeds from The Tree Collard Project in California. I also purchased seeds of other types of brassica from Chris Homanics, Joseph Lofthouse and Southern Seed as well as … Continue reading
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Tagged brassica, Collards, forest
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Too Little Too Late
Extreme environmental changes will require a major shift on how and where we grow certain human edible crop plants. Although human edible corn makes up less than five percent of all corn, it is still important to think of it … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, antioxidants, edible, farming, garden, gardening, healthy, shortseason, sweetcorn, vegetables
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