My pond/Food Forest

[Scm]

This is the current state of it. Started last year with my B8200. Continuing on with my 23s. The picture does not do it any justice as to just how steep everything is.

 

[BBFarmer]

The picture does not do it any justice as to just how steep everything is.
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Said the same thing taking a pic of our pond dam this weekend.

Picture made it look like nothing, meanwhile I can barely walk down it without falling.

Looks like you got something good going on though. Keep the pics coming, love seeing progress.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

What is a food forest????

 

[D2Cat]

That's quite a project for a B8200. Looks like you're going to need a terrace above the pond to keep it from silting in.

 

[Speed25]

What is a food forest????

An orchard? No clue either!

 

[Scm]

What is a food forest????

While I am not endorsing this project, this is a good description of it:

"A food forest, also called a forest garden, is a diverse planting of edible plants that attempts to mimic the ecosystems and patterns found in nature. Food forests are three dimensional designs, with life extending in all directions – up, down, and out.

Generally, we recognize seven layers of a forest garden – the overstory, the understory, the shrub layer, the herbaceous layer, the root layer, the ground cover layer, and the vine layer. Some also like to recognize the mycelial layer, layer eight (mushrooms). Using these layers, we can fit more plants in an area without causing failure due to competition."

What is a Food Forest? – Project Food Forest

projectfoodforest.org

 

[Scm]

That's quite a project for a B8200. Looks like you're going to need a terrace above the pond to keep it from silting in.

I need terraces everywhere. All clay and rock so not too much wash out though.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

While I am not endorsing this project, this is a good description of it:

"A food forest, also called a forest garden, is a diverse planting of edible plants that attempts to mimic the ecosystems and patterns found in nature. Food forests are three dimensional designs, with life extending in all directions – up, down, and out.

Generally, we recognize seven layers of a forest garden – the overstory, the understory, the shrub layer, the herbaceous layer, the root layer, the ground cover layer, and the vine layer. Some also like to recognize the mycelial layer, layer eight (mushrooms). Using these layers, we can fit more plants in an area without causing failure due to competition."

What is a Food Forest? – Project Food Forest

projectfoodforest.org

Ok, gotcha.

 

[RCW]

While I am not endorsing this project, this is a good description of it:

"A food forest, also called a forest garden, is a diverse planting of edible plants that attempts to mimic the ecosystems and patterns found in nature. Food forests are three dimensional designs, with life extending in all directions – up, down, and out.

Generally, we recognize seven layers of a forest garden – the overstory, the understory, the shrub layer, the herbaceous layer, the root layer, the ground cover layer, and the vine layer. Some also like to recognize the mycelial layer, layer eight (mushrooms). Using these layers, we can fit more plants in an area without causing failure due to competition."

What is a Food Forest? – Project Food Forest

projectfoodforest.org

Interesting. Be curious how it works in practical implementation.

We have a local edible mushroom producer that might be implementing some of the principles....

 

[Russell King]

Food forests are part of the permaculture world that a lot of people have implemented in their “homestead”.

See this link (if you are interested) for one person’s experience and “inventing” the permaculture movement.

Holzer Permaculture - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Scm]

Food forests are part of the permaculture world that a lot of people have implemented in their “homestead”.

See this link (if you are interested) for one person’s experience and “inventing” the permaculture movement.

Holzer Permaculture - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Thanks for that. I didn't like using the term "permaculture" because I don't like talking about science and politics. Holtzer is more my style.

 

[The Evil Twin]

While I am not endorsing this project, this is a good description of it:

"A food forest, also called a forest garden, is a diverse planting of edible plants that attempts to mimic the ecosystems and patterns found in nature. Food forests are three dimensional designs, with life extending in all directions – up, down, and out.

Generally, we recognize seven layers of a forest garden – the overstory, the understory, the shrub layer, the herbaceous layer, the root layer, the ground cover layer, and the vine layer. Some also like to recognize the mycelial layer, layer eight (mushrooms). Using these layers, we can fit more plants in an area without causing failure due to competition."

What is a Food Forest? – Project Food Forest

projectfoodforest.org

I was hoping someone found out how to grow steaks and ribs on trees

 

[Scm]

I was hoping someone found out how to grow steaks and ribs on trees

Bill Gates did. Mine are grazing the pasture where they belong..

 

[The Evil Twin]

Bill Gates did. Mine are grazing the pasture where they belong..

Sounds like some Matrix stuff!

 

[Scm]

This is last year when I started with the B8200. That thing had great torque.