Category Archives: Ecology-Biodiversity-Integration

A healthy environment starts with a healthy human making the best of what is available and adding to what is possible.

Now That’s A Grape

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Biologicalenrichment

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 →

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Purpurea

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Biologicalenrichment

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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Meet the Perennial Brassicas

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Biologicalenrichment

It’s a common experience with gardeners to discover sprouts on old broccoli or cabbage stalks from the year before. Even the Brussels sprouts will kick out a new stem in the second year. This is because by and large Brassicas … Continue reading →

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Strength in Numbers

Posted on July 7, 2024 by Biologicalenrichment

In each individual tree, the pictures can tell the story of that individual and its family upbringing too. It is a narrative meant to enlighten those who will listen, tell us a scenario in a moment of time and what … Continue reading →

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You and What Sandcherry Empire

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Biologicalenrichment

Have you ever gone for a hike and discovered some interesting fruit along a trail somewhere? Many people have seen or know this fruit along the shores of the Great Lakes. The trails that wind their way through the dunes … Continue reading →

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one is the loneliest number

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Biologicalenrichment

A single species or selection could change the world of agriculture in so many wonderful ways. To make the world more fruitful and abundment, biological enrichment could light the way by harnessing these species of plants we often view as … Continue reading →

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One Small Potato in a Seemingly Infinite Field

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Biologicalenrichment

Let’s suppose you wake up one morning and announce to the world you are going to create a new potato far greater than anything that has existed before. You do a sort of Stuart Smalley daily affirmation, “I’m good enough, … Continue reading →

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A Canvas and Some Paint

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Biologicalenrichment

It is very interesting to learn about relationships people have with plants and animals. When people visit my farm, they always have some thoughts on what they do and why and while offering me advice. No one was really strict … Continue reading →

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One With the Other

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Biologicalenrichment

It happens effortlessly all the time in an infinite number of ways. Nature integrates all living things. Every gardener knows this too. Like the above image of my Norway spruce and pawpaw planting there is no unwritten rule of good … Continue reading →

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The Wild Andean Pumpkin

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Biologicalenrichment

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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