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.

Enhancing the Natural Structures of Trees

Posted on September 21, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

Growing trees from seed is a start of creating a forest. Allowing nature to take its course is the easy part. Taking part in caring and guiding your trees is another aspect of growing trees so the whole becomes more … Continue reading →

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Natural Phenomena and Wonders at My Farm

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

Enjoy. Kenneth Asmus

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Things of Unique Beauty and Other Rare Phenomena

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

Via Wildlife Camera Enjoy. Kenneth Asmus

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The Grass Was Smushed in Great Quantity

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

On my way to classes in my first year in college I would always pass by the student union. Out in front overlooking the president’s home on a sloped hill covered in thick grass with sycamore trees was a small … Continue reading →

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The Edible World Part 3

Posted on September 13, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

When the vegetation management power line people came to my house a few years ago, I asked if people freak out when they show up. The foreman said that once a person decided to stop the carnage by throwing himself … Continue reading →

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The Edible World Part 2

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

This sign from my families farm in the mid 1960’s highlights an activity at our farm enjoyed by many in our part of Michigan. You would get a bucket and go out in our 140 acre swamp and find wild … Continue reading →

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The Edible World Part 1

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

One of the great benefits of having a nursery was to inspire others to create gardens filled with unique and delicious fruits and vegetables. Most of the plants I grew were not available by other nurseries or produced by a … Continue reading →

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The Chinese Mountain Yam: New Crop-A Better World

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

This particular crop plant is one of the best tubers I have grown at my farm. The mild flavor and smooth texture along with its easily digestible carbohydrates make it an ideal candidate for a new tuber crop not available … Continue reading →

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Butternut and Its Kin

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

The butternut trees I collected nuts from for my nursery were difficult to find. Every now and then I would spot one from my truck as I drove through a rural area. I would contact the owner and make plans … Continue reading →

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Creating Order in a Random World

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

The plants I chose to grow at my farm was based on my personal experiences. There were many more or less random events of people contacting me with seeds or accidentally finding plants as I went through my daily life. … Continue reading →

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