Forests are vital to the health of our planet and provide numerous ecological, economic, and social resources. When people think of a forest, they envision a large area of land primarily consisting of ...

Food forests act like a forest of trees with layers of crops from a canopy of fruit trees down to root crops like sweet potatoes. Question: I am very interested in growing a food forest; however, our ...

What was once a vacant, roughly 14,700-square-foot lot bordered by homes on South Campus is now blossoming into a vibrant food forest, thanks to the vision of mechanical engineering Ph.D. student ...

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What perennials can I plant around my vegetable garden to attract pollinators? Native species would be a plus. Some of the best perennials for attracting pollinators include bee balm, coneflowers, ...

The UMass Lowell Food Forest was established in spring 2024 and is home to a variety of fruit trees, and edible perennial plants. Located at 46 Wilder Street on South Campus, members of the campus and ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X URI intern Allie Douma with volunteer Brandon Doyle, prepping a tree for planting. Credit: Sonia ...

Volunteers added native plants to a grove of apple trees and eye adding other food producing plants in the future. Kelly Rae Kirkpatrick, left, a master gardener with Olmsted County Extension, Molly ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Ben Sinderman, owner of Permanent Yield, a Charleston-based regenerative landscaping company, ...

Soon, the city of Goose Creek and its residents will be sowing seeds at a community food forest inside John McCants Veterans Park. Everything grown there will be natural and edible, and a common area ...

The free food forest covers 1.7 acres of land and offers locals over 2,500 edible and medicinal plants that are free for anyone to use. Situated in Atlanta’s Browns Mill neighborhood is the nation’s ...

Climate change also alters nitrogen in soils and plants, shaping food quality, water safety, and pollution risks worldwide.