I have just cleared some space in the bush behind my house. The asparagus fern, tobacco plants and some opportunistic greenery are poised to take over now that sun is coming in. Many questions are now raised. Which plants are best for this situation?
Read more…I had an unexamined assumption that a food forest was synonymous with swales built on contour. Then I read Richard's comments: "Firstly I think we should be asking, do we want a food forest contour swale system or a food forest without the earth wo
Read more…Find some land - I reckon it would be great if it was highly accessible to the bulk of the Waiheke population. Call on some skilled permaculturalists. Set some dates and milestones. What else?
Read more…After the second (almost full house) screening of The Food Forest film at the cinema, Gary Wilton (bless you Gary) came up to me and asked if we could provide a list of wants for the ideal land for a Waiheke Food Forest.
This is a post from Rob Hopkin's blog. It is a look at what Geoff has done, from a Transition Towns view and highlights the importance of this sort of approach to finding ways of "producing food that build soils, feed people, protect soil, lock up c
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