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Biodiversity in Fruits: 250 Year Old Pear Leads the Way

Posted on May 3, 2026 by Biologicalenrichment

Diversity Expands In Novel Ecological Ways If you look at all the different systems of growing food, the plants used in human designed systems cannot regenerate on their own and go in what could be called creative directions outside what … 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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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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The Plum From the Beach Comes to Visit and Plans to Stay

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Biologicalenrichment

Beach Plums I always wondered about the range maps of plants found on the USDA Plants Database.  Is the line of demarcation a real and genuinely smooth line or was it purchased directly from the Sears and Roebuck botanical books … Continue reading →

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