Eric Toensmeier
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Jun- 2021 -21 JunePlants
The most nutritious perennial vegetables for cold climates
Did you know that many perennial vegetables are much higher than commonly grown vegetables in the nutrients that can address…
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Jan- 2016 -25 JanuaryGeneral
A Tool for a User-Generated Polyculture Pattern Language
This article describes the efforts of the Apios Institute to use our website to develop a user–generated pattern language of…
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22 JanuaryDesign
A Global Wiki – A Call to Join
Designing perennial polycultures (guilds) can be a big challenge. It can be hard to find information on perennial crops and…
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21 JanuaryGeneral
Polyculture Pattern Language: Nitrogen Fixation Patterns
When Dave Jacke and I were writing Edible Forest Gardens, we discussed polyculture design extensively. We felt that we were…
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18 JanuaryDesign
A Global Wiki of Perennial Crops, Polycultures, and Food Forest Sites
Designing perennial polycultures (guilds) can be a big challenge. It can be hard to find information on perennial crops and…
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15 JanuaryDesign
Guidelines for Perennial Polyculture Design
Polyculture design can be bewildering and even intimidating. I’ve been planting and thinking about polycultures for over two decades. During…
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Oct- 2014 -20 OctoberCourses/Workshops
Carbon Farming Course, Winter 2015 (NY, USA)
Registration is now officially open for the 2015 Carbon Farming Course, to be held February 3-22, 2015 at the Taconic…
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9 OctoberAnimal Forage
Intensive Silvopasture – a Win-Win for Carbon and Yield
I don’t have rights to a photo of intensive silvopasture, but in this image we have high density of leucaena…
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Aug- 2014 -16 AugustCourses/Workshops
Regenerative Farm Enterprise Planning Workshop (Virginia, USA, October 18-23, 2014)
What: Regenerative Farm Enterprise Planning Workshop Where: Shannon Farm Community in Afton, Virginia, USA When: October 18-23, 2014 Who: With…
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Jul- 2014 -15 JulyFood Forests
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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15 JulyCourses/Workshops
Regenerative Farm Enterprise Planning Workshop (Virginia, USA, October 18-23, 2014)
What: Regenerative Farm Enterprise Planning Workshop Where: Shannon Farm Community in Afton, Virginia, USA When: October 18-23, 2014 Who: With…
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10 JulyFood Forests
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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