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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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Plants That Saw The Light of Day
(Part 1) I do not have much of a selection process for plants. Every plant looks interesting to me. I really liked the flavor of that wild Rocket I found in the cracks of a sidewalk in Grand Haven, Michigan. … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, buffaloberry, ecology, food, horsetail, perennial broccoli, seeds, vegetables, wild asparagus, wild cucumber
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Two Story Agriculture
Ground Floor and Going Up I first found the concept of Two Story Agriculture in the best selling book Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture by J. Russell Smith. He was an economic geographer for Columbia University and had written extensively … Continue reading
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Tagged ecological enrichment, ecology, garden, hickory, lilac, nature, planting trees, plants, tree crops
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Exploring Diversity In An Edible Forest: Unique Flavors With the Species Apples
From the time I was a child, I loved to grow plants. I threw a pit of a prune near the back door of my home. A tree emerged and I quickly put it in a pot. How could this … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, apple fruit, apple lumber, ecology, food, forest apple, no spray, seedling apples
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The Plum From the Beach Comes to Visit and Plans to Stay
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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Tagged agriculture, beach plum, crop biodiversity, ecology, food, fruit farming, gardening, Prunus maritima, seeds
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Making Your Way Through the Storm
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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Tagged agriculture, biodiversity, ecology, new crops, tree farm
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Cuppa Tea?
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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Tagged agriculture, Camellia, ecology, food, gardening, green tea, health, herbs, seeds, tea, Tea oil
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Yew and I Will Grow It
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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Tagged agriculture, ecology, fruit, lumber, nature, range expansion, seed germination, seeds, timber, trees
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Diversity Rises in the Forest: Wild Black Cherry
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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Tagged agriculture, black cherry, chokecherry, ecology, food, nature, pincherry, Prunus serotina, seeds, Sweeta, wild cherry
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