Trees
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Green Winter at 63 Degrees North (Norway)
Stephen Barstow with Angelica atropurpurea, a North American species. In a garden which can freeze solid down to the bedrock…
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Minor and Uncultivated Fruits of Eastern India
Averrhoa bilimbi A new agricultural paper describes the wild, uncultivated fruit that have long been an excellent source of nutrition…
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Tips and Insights from Miracle Farms (Canada)
Recently Michelle, Rowan, Naomi and I embarked on a cross-country train trip to attend a family reunion in the eastern…
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Fukuoka’s Food Forest
Mandarin orange, a main crop of Fukuoka’s food forest. At one time he was shipping an impressive 90 tons of…
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Useful Plants from Robert Nold’s “High and Dry”
One of the more challenging environments for food production is cold and arid. I’ve been investigating useful perennial plants for…
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Bambra Agroforestry Farm (Victoria, Australia)
Last week I had the chance to visit the Bambra Agroforestry Farm and see a great example of tree growing…
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The Victorian Stumpery Meets Hugelkultur: Timeless Matchmaking With Permaculture (Panama)
The Inspirational Stumpery by Jane-Ann Liddle I’m crazy about hugelkultur. I love the concept of burying old fallen and felled…
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Summer Berries in a Humid Cold Temperate Climate (USA)
Berries are quick to bear and just make life better As the perennial vegetable season dries up, berries are coming…
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Jonathan Drori: Every Pollen Grain Has a Story (TED video)
Pollen is the essential link towards abundance. When observed under a microscope, it reveals an exciting diversity and ingenious creativity…
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Reverence for the Bunya Bunya: A Seasonal Retrospective From Melliodora (Australia)
Dedicated to the memory of Peter Brew 1954-2010 Classic bunya bunya canopy profile at the Bunya Mountains National Park Equinox…
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Growing Trees and Reforestation
Acacia tree With Autumn in the Southern hemisphere it is an ideal time to plant trees, as the sap of…
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Bone Sauce: A Tool for Deterring Browsing
Applying the bone sauce Bone sauce is a product of the destructive distillation of bones — a process which separates…
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