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How To Design a Food Forest aka Forest Garden

On August 26, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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It’s Relatively Easy to Design a Food Forest in the UK. Just Follow The Blueprint Nature Provides. Nature Has Designed Food Forests For Millenia & Has Perfected The Food Forest Model. Nature’s model however doesn’t normally include some of the plants we can use, simply because they are not native to the UK.… More Leave a comment

Unusual Perennial Food Plants That Tolerate Partial Shade.

On May 14, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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Here’s A Guide To Unusual Perennial Food Plants That Can Thrive, Or Cope, With Partial Shade In British Gardens. Many Suit Food Forests. I’ve always been intrigued by shade tolerant plants. Simply because most vegetables prefer bright sunshine to shade. To share my list of the more Unusual Perennial Food Plants That tolerate Or Prefer Shade ..… More Leave a comment

Food Forest Plant List with Descriptions, Edibility & Preparation Notes

On May 1, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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What Do We Grow In Our Community Food Forest, And What Does It Taste Like? Here Is Our Food Forest Plant List with Descriptions & Edibility. More Will Be Added Soon! Our Food Forest Plant List starts with a King and travels the world of veg and a few fruit to Jerusalem, the Caucasus and a back to Taunton Vale.… More Leave a comment

Sidmouth Community Food Forest … The Video

On March 28, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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Recorded as part of the Devon Wildlife Trust Wilder Communities Programme Winter Series Three Gardens are featured with our presentation starting at 41 minutes in. In the presentation we were asked to focus on our aims, history, successes, failures and challenges.… More Leave a comment

How To Grow Hablitzia tamnoides, aka Caucasian Spinach

On February 16, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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Perennial Vegetables Are Becoming More Popular & I’m Often Asked How To Grow Hablitzia Tamnoides. It’s A Veg That Has Been Uncommon In The UK Until Recently & In This Article I Share My Sourcing, Growing & Harvesting Tips. If you’re looking to add a unique and versatile vegetable to your garden, consider Hablitzia (Hablitzia tamnoides).… More 2 responses

How To Grow Apios Americana, aka Hopniss, American Groundnuts, Potato Bean, Cinnamon Vine, Indian Potato.

On December 26, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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Tucked Away Beneath The Soil In Our Community Food Forest Is A Hidden Gem: The American Groundnut. It’s A Nitrogen Fixing Vine That Is Little Known In England But Has Potential To Change The Way We Eat. Reaching Upto 6 Metres In Length, It Is One Of The Native American Three Sisters That Rarely Gets Mentioned.… More Leave a comment

The 2.42 Billion Food Forest Tree Planting Plan

On December 14, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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How Will The Biggest Food Forest Tree Planting Plan In The World Affect Water Catchment In The Indian States Of Karnataka & Tamil Nadu? And What Lessons Can UK Gardeners & Farmers Learn? For years Indian farmers were advised to fell trees because they robbed their crops of water and nutrients.… More Leave a comment