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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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Horrible Holly: A Festive Plant Runs Amok

Modern Farmer

22-caliber shells he’d purchased online from a forestry supply store in Colorado. Plant a holly orchard and let nature do the work for you,” read one brochure. Brown leaves sagged from the tips of branches, and most of the berries had dried up like prunes, black and wrinkled. It’s been a very effective injection,” Mustin said.

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