What is a Food Forest?
Have you ever wandered through a forest and thought, “Wow, I wish I could just pick an apple or a handful of berries right now!” Well, what if I told...
Oct
20
2023
Peach, Blazingstar
by Chas Hathaway
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Prunus persica, ‘Blazingstar’🍑 Cold hardiness: Prefers zones 5-9, but has been known to survive in zone 4 (can withstand cold to -30° F) 🍑 Freestone peach (the peach doesn’t stick...
Southern Giant Curled Mustard
by Chas Hathaway
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Botanical Name: Brassica juncea Biennial (lives two years) or Reseeding Annual Cold hardiness zones: 3 – 12 (it can withstand cold down to -30° F, or -34° C) Preferred Soil...
Big Sagebrush, Artemisia Tridentata
by Chas Hathaway
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AKA Great Basin Sagebrush, Mountain Sagebrush Botanical Name: Artemisia tridentata SHRUB LAYER Cold hardiness zones: 4 – 9 (it can withstand cold down to -30° F, or -34° C) Preferred...
May
02
2020
Education: Food Forest/Forest Garden, Food Type: Healthy Greens, Size/Layer: Ground Cover Layer, Size/Layer: Herb Layer
Ostrich (Fiddlehead) Fern
by Chas Hathaway
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 24:03 — 33.0MB)Subscribe: Email | RSSThese hardy, dynamic, shade-loving beauties have a lot to offer the forest garden.
Apr
21
2020
Serviceberry (Saskatoon)
by Chas Hathaway
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:19 — 44.4MB)Subscribe: Email | RSSAmelanchier alnifolia The serviceberry, or saskatoon, juneberry, alder-leaf shadbush, or chuckley pear is another must-have if you’re...
Apr
13
2020
Education: Food Forest/Forest Garden, Food Type: Healthy Greens, Food Type: Herbal Tea, Food Type: Staple Food, Food Type: Sweetener, Size/Layer: Canopy (LARGE)
Linden or Basswood Tree, Tilia Species
by Chas Hathaway
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:02 — 61.8MB)Subscribe: Email | RSSOne of the kings of the forest garden, this canopy-layer tree is a must have if you...