http://www.charlesclark.co.uk/MountfieldLot3.html Huge ancient semi natural woodlands abound around here, species rich meadow. Special corner of England. This...
Mushrooms! I thought this might interest you.. 11 months after inoculation, I'm seeing some action on my christmas tree trunks ("harvested" from our ...
Hi, I have been trying to get hold of some Stevia seeds in the UK and not been able to, can anyone recommend any seed merchants that can supply them or I you...
Hi, everyone. Wow. A yahoo group dedicated to PFAF. What luck! Have used PFAF for some time now, and admire Ken Fern for compiling such an extensive labor of...
Geranium type-a new lemongrass oil for soaps/candles/aromatherapy A "new" clone/genotype of lemongrass has been developed which has "CITRONELLOL" and...
Anyone on the list actually cooked and eaten any seeds/pods from this plant? If so, how easy is it to harvest? Taste/flavour? Favorite recipes using it? ...
As a novice permaculturist trying to research guilds for a forest garden site I have bee struck by how little specific info is available. The PFAF databse is a...
Green architecture day Sunday 19 April 2009 An annual event of stalls, exhibitions and illustrated talks by designers, practitioners and professionals. For...
I'm very interested in growing food producing vines like grape, kiwi, Schisandra, cinnamon vine, Akebia and Hablitzia in fruit, nut or nitrogen fixing trees....
It's in the garden of a house |'ve just moved into, when the stems are broken they exude white sticky stuff which doesn't wash off easily. May well be...
anyone have any lists of helpful plant guilds for zone 5-6, seacoast? They are strangely missing from the internet's permaculture sites. Hmmm.... however,...
Hi everyone, This you tube video by Geoff Lawton shows a 300-year-old food forest garden in Vietnam. It had been in the family for 28 generations at the time...
I am wondering if having a abundant supply of buckthorn seeds could benift people in Britan, or if seeds that run rampant in Australia could help places In...
Anyone know if the UK lupin can be used as lupins are elsewhere ie seed used in soups and stews, or pressed to produce a cooking oil.? Anyone actually done...
It's hard to say without a point of reference for size, but it looks like it could be "mole plant" (Euphorbia lathyris L.) The milky sap can cause sever skin...
The work of developing guilds is a long-term and local endeavor. The principles are to select and site plants that provide human food (and other products)...
I have noticed this too. I ended up using pollination as a guide, i.e. an apple tree can be pollinated by a crabapple, and some small fruits can pollinate one...
Dear friends from transition initiatives all over Europe, we are planning a "European Transition Town Conference" as a camp for next year. It will happen from...
This ia for Ludd: and anyother intrest in Sweet Chestnut medical an food use, an seeds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Chestnut (Information) ...
Hi, I found this huge bud yesterday and was really astounded by its beauty and complexity. Of course I kept getting *Feed me Seymour!*. Thought I'd ask the...
http://www.dezrez.com/DRApp/Search.ASP?WCI=Particular&WCE=001597243 ...sorry I told myself I wasn't goanna do this again as you guys are really anarchists and...
Pruning old fruit trees- A two-day course Hands-on course that teaches how to improve the health and productivity of old fruit trees by appropriate pruning. ...
Hi, I was just wondering if any of you know where the information for the first section of the website ('physical characteristics' of plants) is sourced from....
