Hello everyone, I live and grow in Taumarunui and was wondering if anyone knew where to get cow parsley seeds. I have scrolled through sites that I thought may have them but I guess they class it as a weed!!! I have never seen it on our roadsides
Read more…I've been looking at barrier plants, with the idea of 'fencing' off our future food forest area from kikuyu invasion.
Came across Vetiver ( http://www.vetivernurseries.co.nz/index.php… ) which sounds amazing, might have to give that a go, though to d
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Having been exposed to the world of food forests ( friend has a Geoff Lawton dvd). I had a "light bulb" moment and down this merry path my feet carry me.
Our land was stripped of natives (mostly puriri) and has been in pasture fo
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I thought it would be useful if we created a list of perennial vegetables that would be suitable additions to food forests. It seems one of the benefits of food forests is that perennial plants produce more food for less work. Th
Read more…We're looking at turning an area of grass and gum trees into a food forest.
Many books say starting too big is a common problem ("design big, start small"). Does anyone have any war stories to pass on ("We started with xxxm2 and it was too much / wis
Read more…I'm doing a talk on food forests at the Edible Garden Show this Saturday at 11am , and on Beyond Companion Planting (ie guilds, ie food forests by another name!!) on Friday at 11am. I'll also have our plant stall there both days. The show is at the
Read more…Hello,
Kia ora koutou,
what food forests (real, not on paper...) do you know in New Zealand ?
cheers
Andy
A spreadsheet of popular tree and shrub species with there minimum need and maximum tolerance of annual precipitation. http://goo.gl/K81eou A map with NZ's annual precipitation is in the same folder.
Please help to correct and expand this list.
Robyn and Robert Guyton, James Samuel, Jon Foote are having a discussion about food forests. Come along and join in starting with a pot lick tea at 6.30 and discussion starting about 7pm. All welome , at the South Coast Environment Centre, Riverton.
Read more…Hi, I'm looking for inspiration and tips on how to start a permaculture food forest on my relatively bare 2200m2 town section. Has anyone got any plant lists, designs or photos of their own plot they could share to give me an idea of where to start?
Read more…The Australian Permaculture Research Institute has just done a large pictorial and video article about our Food Forest here is the link:
Read more…Having a food forest with lush undergrowth is a blessing in Southland as we have a rabbit and hare problem. Not one of our fruit trees in our forest garden has been ring barked or eaten back by them. These creatures don't like 'wild' undergrowth and
Read more…I developed a "Manual for creating a community Food Forest on public land" http://goo.gl/OkrQH Imagine YOU want create a community Food Forest on public land. You read the manual and... Is there anything you miss ? Is something not clear ? All examp
Read more…"I am thinking now that some of my raised beds are empty taking them out and turning that area into a food forest. It's on a north facing slope with lots of sun with some tree and bush shelter and about 12 x 6 meters. any ideas anybody."
Read more…Seedsavers are having a garden visit to my garden this Saturday 26 November.
The garden is about 1000²m that has many differnet fruit trees, vegetables and herbs as well as a large number of trees, shrubs and flowers to encourage the beneificail inse
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