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Food forests are bringing shade and sustenance to US cities, one parcel of land at a time

Agritecture Blog

Neighborhood volunteers choose what to grow, plan events and share harvested crops with food banks, nonprofit and faith-based meal programs and neighbors. The forests also serve as gathering spaces, contribute to rainwater harvesting and help beautify neighborhoods. Credit: Boston Food Forest Coalition.

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Horrible Holly: A Festive Plant Runs Amok

Modern Farmer

The first holly to invade Stokes’ study area sprouted in 1966, during a residential construction boom north of the park, where ornamental holly still grows today. Brown leaves sagged from the tips of branches, and most of the berries had dried up like prunes, black and wrinkled. The resulting data covered almost half a century.

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Photo Essay: A Cooperative Farm’s Long Path to Liberation for Farmworkers

Civil Eats

Torres had been a city boy, raised in Guadalajara, and he was the son of a construction worker. ” Center: Ramon Torres prunes blueberry bushes at the Tierra y Libertad cooperative. Left: A member of Familias Unidas por la Justicia prunes blackberry bushes in a Sakuma Brothers Farms field. Then we harvest in September.

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Our 2023 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

Civil Eats

The guide is especially helpful in its specifics, literally down to the baseboards used to construct the family’s functional barnhouse and greenhouse, and it details how to get the most out of popular crops in micro spaces. Mixed greens, tomatoes, snap peas, hemp, and more—even for this black thumb, Hartman makes it seem doable.

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