Food Forest and Nursery Day – Thursday, June 10th, 10am – 2pm A Food Forest is a multi-layered diverse garden in which every plant serves several interconnected purposes. The plants are chosen for several reasons – some of which include food production, nitrogen fixing, creating mulch for soil building, and feeding pollinators. In an […]
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An Edible Forest
An introduction to Galiano Conservancy’s remarkable forest garden. Everything in a forest garden serves multiple functions. A permaculture forest garden mimics the architecture and beneficial relationships of the natural plant and animal community that occurs in that climate. Forest Gardens are not “natural”, but are designed and managed ecosystems that are very rich in biodiversity […]
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