{"product_id":"the-food-forest-handbook-9780865718128","title":"The Food Forest Handbook","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Create abundance through this unique approach to low-maintenance, high-yield, sustainable food production \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A food forest is a productive landscape developed around a mix of trees and perennials. Rooted in permaculture principles, this integrated approach to gardening incorporates a variety of plants such as fruit and nut trees, shrubs, vines, and perennial herbs and vegetables. Food forests can help increase biodiversity, protect valuable habitat for beneficial insects, and promote food security and resilience, all while providing an abundant harvest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Food Forest Handbook \u003c\/i\u003e is a practical manual for the design and management of a home-scale perennial polyculture garden. Simple, straightforward instructions guide the reader through: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Getting started - site assessment and planning Tending the forest garden  maintaining soil health, succession planning, , mulching, pruning and more The fruits of your labor  crop profiles, harvest, storage, nutrit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 1. Perennial Polycultures: Past, Present, and Future \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Forest Ecology \u003cbr\u003e More About Ecology \u003cbr\u003e Perennial Polycultures \u003cbr\u003e Agroforestry \u003cbr\u003e Food Forests Through Time and Around the World \u003cbr\u003e Food Forest Developments in the 20th Century \u003cbr\u003e Food Forests in the 21st Century: The New Cottage Garden \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 2. Food Forest Design and Planning \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Permaculture Design and the Food Forest \u003cbr\u003e Permaculture Concepts \u003cbr\u003e The Design Process \u003cbr\u003e Site Analysis \u003cbr\u003e Bringing It All Together \u003cbr\u003e Creating a Sector Map \u003cbr\u003e The Design Concept Map \u003cbr\u003e Possibilities Abound: Microniches on Your Land \u003cbr\u003e Plant Research \u003cbr\u003e Plant Selection \u003cbr\u003e Fruit Tree Polyculture \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 3. Food Forest Design: From Concept Sketch to Detailed Designs \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Concept Sketch \u003cbr\u003e Food Forest Pros and Cons \u003cbr\u003e Patterns of Design \u003cbr\u003e Some Other Multifunctional Arrangements \u003cbr\u003e Urban Considerations \u003cbr\u003e Seed Resources \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 4. A Food Forest Feast: Selecting Plants for Your Food Forest \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Why We Eat Fruit \u003cbr\u003e Nuts \u003cbr\u003e Herbs \u003cbr\u003e Greens \u003cbr\u003e Edible Flowers \u003cbr\u003e Roots \u003cbr\u003e Wild Edible Plants \u003cbr\u003e Fungi \u003cbr\u003e Medicinal Plants \u003cbr\u003e Uncommon Fruits \u003cbr\u003e Soil-conditioning Plants \u003cbr\u003e Nutrient-cycling Plants \u003cbr\u003e Habitat Plants and Ecological Niches: The Birds and the Bees \u003cbr\u003e Creating Your Food Forest Guild \u003cbr\u003e Species Palettes \u003cbr\u003e Choosing Your Plant Varieties \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 5 Tending and Growing a Forest Garden \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Initial Site Preparation \u003cbr\u003e Diverse Plant Life Spans \u003cbr\u003e Three Steps to Creating a Dynamic Mineral-rich Ecosystem \u003cbr\u003e Perennials and Biennials \u003cbr\u003e Fungi \u003cbr\u003e Space for Annuals \u003cbr\u003e Soil Fertility Ideas \u003cbr\u003e Maintaining Plant Health: The Power of Observation \u003cbr\u003e Managing the Food Forest Ecosystem \u003cbr\u003e Managing Cedar Apple Rust ( \u003cem\u003e Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginiana \u003c\/em\u003e ) \u003cbr\u003e Plan for Abundance \u003cbr\u003e Planting a Tree \u003cbr\u003e Pruning Techniques \u003cbr\u003e Harvest \u003cbr\u003e Fruit Tree Care \u003cbr\u003e Maintenance Schedule \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 6. Propagating Your Food Forest Garden \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Buying Plants \u003cbr\u003e Growing Your Own: Tools and Methods \u003cbr\u003e Heirloom Fruit \u003cbr\u003e A Nursery Business! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 7. A Tour of Food Forests in Various Climates \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drylands \u003cbr\u003e Central Mexico Food Forest: El Huizachal \u003cbr\u003e Food Forest Around Luis and Carla Hurtado's House \u003cbr\u003e Temperate Continental Climate: Perennial Polycultures at Three Sisters Farm \u003cbr\u003e For the Bees: A Bee Yard Design \u003cbr\u003e Some Food Forests in Pennsylvania \u003cbr\u003e Subtropical America: South Florida Food Forests \u003cbr\u003e Mid-Atlantic Food Forest \u003cbr\u003e Suzi's Natural Food Forest and Permaculture Gardening — Texas Style \u003cbr\u003e Pacific Northwest: Beacon Food Forest \u003cbr\u003e Hazelwood Food Forest Revisited: Where Is It Now? \u003cbr\u003e Food Forests in the Sustainable, Regenerative Society \u003cbr\u003e Closing Thoughts \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix: Compost Remediation for Lead Contamination \u003cbr\u003e Index \u003cbr\u003e About the Authors \u003cbr\u003e About the Publisher \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866114797911,"sku":"9780865718128","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-food-forest-handbook-9780865718128","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}