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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
Posted in Diversity Found, Ecology-Biodiversity-Integration, Miracles of Nature
Tagged ecological enrichment, ecology, garden, hickory, lilac, nature, planting trees, plants, tree crops
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The Hazelnut Arrives
It was over forty years ago when I first peered through the tree line on the land I was about to purchase and spotted hazelnuts. It was a good sign. I had no idea what was ahead of me. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Corylus americana, Corylus x hybrid, ecology, filazels, food, hazelberts, hazelnuts, nuts, seeds, tree crops
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Alders Grow the Extra Mile
The Genus Alnus contains some amazing unsung heroes of tree crops.There are no commercial stands of alders or horticultural varieties to be found in cultivation. As far as I could tell there were no indications that any nursery produced alders … Continue reading
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Tagged agroforestry, alders, Alnus, Alnus orientalis, environment, fast growing, lumber, nature, nitrogen fixing, Oriental alder, tree crops, trees, woody crops
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That is the Power of Bamboo
When I lived in town with my family, I would go for a run and take the same route almost every day. I would pass by this house on an old brick road that contained a beautiful well cared for … Continue reading
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Tagged agroforestry, bamboo, bamboo sprouts, carbon sequestration, edible bamboo, perennial agriculture, runner bamboo, tree crops, two-story-agriculture
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Wild Plums On The Move
One of the great joys of growing seedling fruit is not knowing what is going to be the end result. You are using a tree as you would find it in the wild in an untended situation and putting it … Continue reading
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Tagged agroforestry, easy-to-grow, ecology, fruit industry, healthy fruits, native fruits, plums, tree crops, two-story-agriculture, wild plums
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