PERMACULTURE IDEAS FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE…
Could there ever be such a thing as bioregional agroforestry—a tree cropping systems producing food and useful materials that also has space for indigenous plant species and that is
adapted to regional climate and terrain?

Peter Hardwick thought so. I came across Peter’s idea while on a course at Robin Francis’ Djanbung Gardens permaculture education centre in Nimbin some years ago.

This is a brief introduction to Peter’s idea as it stood at the time. Let’s know what you think of his model and how you would adapt it to the region you call home.

#permaculture #permaculturedesign #forestry #agroforestry #treecrops #bioregionalism #perennialcropping

https://medium.com/permaculture-3-0/a-new-kind-of-forest-19afba930641?source=friends_link&sk=02bd44fd2d3a267e7c1e70ded67a1a5b

Fifteen years ago I planted my first pecans, two grafted trees of cultivars said to be hardy. Both the trees died during their first winter but did send up suckers. I made one more attempt at planting different hardy cultivars but lost those as well. Not giving up on pecans I started to plant seedlings and the majority have proven to be winter hardy, my two oldest trees are growing nicely. #TreeCrops

Vermont’s climate is radically changing, we now have warmer summers and a longer growing season. Several years ago I starting planting #TreeCrops that historically been considered only productive well to the south. I’m having success getting both paw paws and persimmons to produce crops. These two fruit trees are native to North America and I believe very ornamental. Paw paw on the left, American Persimmon on the right.

There are many great things that take place when we plant trees and shrubs. As you and I plant them we are part of slowing and possibly reversing global warming and at the same time we are providing shelter and sources of food for wildlife. When we plant fruit and nut trees called #TreeCrops we are establishing a source of food for humans which plays a role in achieving food security.

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#elderberry #permaculture #ediblelandscaping #antioxidents #gardening #treecrops #foodforest

Here is a three year old Prunus mahaleb just planted which I grew from seed and plum rootstock that I will use for grafting next spring. #TreeCrops #Permaculture

@KorimakoEcology I'm planting on four different properties, over 400 acres (Vermont and Pernambuco, Brazil). Planting natives along riparian areas, #TreeCrops on boundary lines, restoring #ClayplainForest on former pastures and creating hedgerows to create wildlife corridors. So my plantings are here and there. More pictures to follow.

Via @readinhabit:

Report from Chestnut Fest, an emergent gathering of food autonomists in the Pacific Northwest

“Walking around and participating, it was deeply inspiring to see so many former strangers conversing, talking about material projects, and brainstorming ways to expand food systems locally. We hope that many new projects might emerge from these encounters.”

#chestnut #chestnuts #TreeCrops #FoodAutonomy #FoodSovereignty #FoodAnarchy #ClimateResilience #PathB

https://open.substack.com/pub/territories/p/the-time-of-trees

Report from Chestnut Fest, an emergent gathering of food autonomists in the Pacific Northwest

“Walking around and participating, it was deeply inspiring to see so many former strangers conversing, talking about material projects, and brainstorming ways to expand food systems locally. We hope that many new projects might emerge from these encounters.”

#chestnut #chestnuts #TreeCrops #FoodAutonomy #FoodSovereignty #FoodAnarchy #ClimateResilience #PathB

https://open.substack.com/pub/territories/p/the-time-of-trees

This is my row of 70 American Persimmon seedlings underplanted with Agastache. #TreeCrops August 4th 2022

From our garden. Illinois Everbearing Mulberry, best tasting mulberry I have grown so far. #TreeCrops

From our garden. Medlar fruit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mespilus_germanica #TreeCrops

Many fascinating #treecrops I can grow. They just have to survive seasonal drought, torrential rain & horrible soil. :)