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Hot? Hungry? Step Inside These Food Forests

Modern Farmer

Forest Service committed last fall to urban and small-scale forestry projects across the United States, aiming to make communities more resilient to climate change and extreme heat. Merchant’s initiative fits into a national trend of combining forestry — and Forest Service funding — with efforts to feed people.

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Wild Nuts Are Making a Comeback in Southern Appalachia

Civil Eats

Their shells are harder and thicker than those of the English walnut, the most common commercially cultivated species, and are difficult to separate from the kernel within. Robust processing capacity could also encourage those who own land to establish new orchards planted with under-appreciated species.