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The Edible World Part 2
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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Tagged agriculture, crop biodiversity, ecology, food, mirabelle plum, Species fruits
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The Edible World Part 1
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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Tagged agriculture, Beans, ecology, food, nature, nutrition, seeds, thicket bean
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The Chinese Mountain Yam: New Crop-A Better World
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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Tagged dense nutrition, ecology, food, garden, gardening, hardy crops, mountain yam, nature, perennial crops, tubers, vegetables, yams
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Creating Order in a Random World
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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Tagged agriculture, biodiversity, crop biodiversity, ecology, food, gardening, plants, seeds
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The Vigorous Life of Pruning
In the winter, I do a lot of pruning. There are no yellow jackets to avoid. The plants are dormant which is ideal and it is much easier to maneuver and identify shrubs and trees that seed in under my … Continue reading
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Tagged American persimmon, beneficial plants, ecology, garden, nothern pecan, pawpaw colony, pawpaw pruning, pruning, trees
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The Southern Magnolia Visits My Northern Garden
Many species of woody plants survive only because people move them out to new locations where they would never be found ala naturelle. They may provide a source of seeds which can be used to create additional selections. Like the … Continue reading
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Tagged ecology, Evergreen, gardening, hardiness, magnolia, nature, seeds, southern magnolia
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The American Chestnut Revisited
Thanks to a previous generation of growers who appreciated and loved the chestnut tree for its nuts and wood quality, I was able to grow the hybrid populations on my farm. From these seedling American hybrid nuts, I was able … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, American chestnut, Castanea, chestnut forest, ecology, food, hybrid chestnuts, Population diversity, seeds
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The Alpine Strawberry Moves to Flat-Landia
One of the most common and widely available perennial edible groundcover plants is the Alpine strawberry, Fragaria vesca. I grew as many as I could find in the seed trade. Unlike regular strawberries, Alpine strawberry varieties are grown from seeds. … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, alpine strawberry, ecology, food, garden, gardening, homesteading, seedling fruits, seeds, vegetables, wild crops
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Plants That Saw the Light of Day (Part 3)
If you love plants, it is only natural to want to try to grow something that is entirely based on a feeling. There is no objective knowledge or science involved. It is a form of appreciation of the natural world … Continue reading
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Tagged China-fir, Cunninghamia, ecology, evolutionary ideas, Mayday tree, Prunus padus
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Plants That Saw The Light of Day (Part 2)
Every plant that I grew whether it was in great profusion or just a few for experimental purposes had possibilities. If it died unexpectedly or had some horticultural issues of some sort, then I want to know what happened and … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ecology, food, gardening, heartnuts, honeyberry, seaberry, wild asparagus
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