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.

Making Your Way Through the Storm

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

When I first purchased my land in the early 1980’s, there was plenty of information in the books on conservation and ecology. I kept some of my texts from college like Fundamentals of Ecology by Eugene Odum and Shrubs and … Continue reading →

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The Young and Evolving Oak Tree

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

I was surprised to read this descriptive terminology of the oak genus and related families by a taxonomist many years ago. It really stuck and I have used it many times in writing about oaks in my catalogs. Usually cold … Continue reading →

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A-Salading We Shall Go with Viola

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

Crop Diversity: Perennial Greens-Violets Growing edible perennial greens is part of the edible landscape movement. It was born with the idea that an ornamental plant can provide food. The edible greens created by a violet can be harvested as a … Continue reading →

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Cuppa Tea?

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

Anyone that has worked for me or comes to my farm in any capacity, knows I will ask them if they would like a cup of tea. I would always ask. There is a Kinks song, I would sing to … Continue reading →

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The Island of Plant Production: Small Nursery

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

When I first started my nursery, I soon found many nursery people who were in the plant business from their family. They had large farms devoted to plant production. Some were connected to the Christmas tree industry while others came … Continue reading →

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Wild Strawberry Sense of Humor

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

Everyone loves wild strawberries. It’s a universal fruit with universal appeal. The flavor is always rich in gold. They are impossible to resist. Here grows a small perennial plant that effortlessly skips along the ground rooting as it goes through … Continue reading →

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Yew and I Will Grow It

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

I have always been fond of yew. It was one of those species that inspired me to grow trees in my mind. Where in creation is yew?  For me it was only in photographs. Like the one above, I saw … Continue reading →

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Diversity Rises in the Forest: Wild Black Cherry

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

I did not grow the wild black cherry at my farm.  It grew by itself. Today it self-seeds freely under my tree crops. It is a native tree found from Guatemala to Canada. This huge range has great diversity. Almost … Continue reading →

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Cactus Town

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

I saw it first on a walk with my daughter near a sidewalk. As we rounded the corner, a cardboard sign alerted us saying it was  “Free’. There it hung on a bamboo stake neatly tied by a small piece … Continue reading →

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Wildlife Camera 2024 Images

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

Enjoy. Kenneth Asmus

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