Guest guest Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 namaste bros and sisters....does anyone have plans for, planted already, an " edible forest garden " ? I have been reading this website www.edibleforestgardens.com for the last hour and it is really an exciting concept......IMHO.......silver eagle / stanley - Elchanan Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:36 PM Permatulture at Home (WAS: Gardening - Are my nonorganic seedlings " organic enough " ?) Nick, I suggest that you begin learning about permaculture. You can go SO far beyond any list that looks like what is below, so far beyond biodynamic and such, you can literally recreate your ecosystem. One great resource is http://www.edibleforestgardens.com/. Don't let the name misdirect you, it's about creating a food forest on a home-sized scale. Best, Elchanan _____ Nick Hein Thursday, May 15, 2008 3:29 PM Re: XPOST : Gardening - Are my nonorganic seedlings " organic enough " ? Shari, I thought this was a really good question, and it inspired me to ask about how to be most ideal in other things. Starting with gardening, assuming that things like air quality can't be controlled - except maybe by choosing location, what would be the most ideal way to grow a pure garden? Organic, heirloom seeds. Rainwater Free range compost Others? Suggestions? Nick Hein Morgantown, WV (WA expatriate) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 I do believe Tom Armstrong has a forest garden started. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Hi Silver Eagle, We've got a half acre permaculture/edible garden going here at Armstrong Park (outside Redmond, Wa) that we've just started eating out of this week after 2 years of observation, planning & development. So far we've got about 150 fruit trees and berry bushes in the ground as well as probably about 100 different veggies/nuts/herbs/edible flowers. The beauty of permaculture is that it's a principle that works on any scale and is the gentlest, most sustainable way to grow on this planet that has for far too long been so abused. Permaculture is the external/global equivalent of what our raw lifestyle is on the internal/local level (ie. the most natural, sustaining, gentlest, etc - see Eat More Raw: A Guide to Health and Sustainability by Steve Charter) If you're interested, we periodically bring in leading permaculture experts and hold workshops here (next one is in June), or next time in the Seattle area feel free to set up an appointment for a visit, or Gaia's Garden; A Guide To Home-Scale Permaculture (by Toby Hemenway) is an excellent starting book that is a little more accessible than the Edible Forest Gardens set. With the onset of peak oil et al, reclaiming our place in creating our own food is an idea whose time has returned! Tom Armstrong Washington On Behalf Of Stanley Sabre Thursday, May 15, 2008 10:56 PM edible forest gardening namaste bros and sisters....does anyone have plans for, planted already, an " edible forest garden " ? I have been reading this website www.edibleforestgardens.com for the last hour and it is really an exciting concept......IMHO.......silver eagle / stanley - Elchanan @ <%40> Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:36 PM Permatulture at Home (WAS: Gardening - Are my nonorganic seedlings " organic enough " ?) Nick, I suggest that you begin learning about permaculture. You can go SO far beyond any list that looks like what is below, so far beyond biodynamic and such, you can literally recreate your ecosystem. One great resource is http://www.ediblefo <http://www.edibleforestgardens.com/> restgardens.com/. Don't let the name misdirect you, it's about creating a food forest on a home-sized scale. Best, Elchanan _____ Nick Hein Thursday, May 15, 2008 3:29 PM @ <%40> Re: XPOST : Gardening - Are my nonorganic seedlings " organic enough " ? Shari, I thought this was a really good question, and it inspired me to ask about how to be most ideal in other things. Starting with gardening, assuming that things like air quality can't be controlled - except maybe by choosing location, what would be the most ideal way to grow a pure garden? Organic, heirloom seeds. Rainwater Free range compost Others? Suggestions? Nick Hein Morgantown, WV (WA expatriate) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I was just browsing the emagazine on the Rawganique site yesterday and saw this article about a man who planted all kinds of fruiting trees and veggies in Australia where it wasn't supposed to be possible for them to grow on account of the type of land and weather, even getting in trouble with their laws for doing so, yet being very successful in spite of these things including his total neglect of the plants: http://www.rawganique.com/Ezine/no-till-gardening.htm Blanc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Nice one Blanc, thanks! Elchanan _____ On Behalf Of BlancW Thursday, May 22, 2008 11:14 PM Re: edible forest gardening I was just browsing the emagazine on the Rawganique site yesterday and saw this article about a man who planted all kinds of fruiting trees and veggies in Australia where it wasn't supposed to be possible for them to grow on account of the type of land and weather, even getting in trouble with their laws for doing so, yet being very successful in spite of these things including his total neglect of the plants: http://www.rawganiq <http://www.rawganique.com/Ezine/no-till-gardening.htm> ue.com/Ezine/no-till-gardening.htm Blanc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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