Show Notes
Learn how to transform your backyard into a food forest, integrating existing fruit trees and shrubs into the design. Dani Baker, author of The Home-Scale Forest Garden: How to Plan, Plant and Tend a Resilient Edible Landscape is our show guest. Dani is the owner of Cross Island Farms in Wellesley Island, NY and the creator of The Enchanted Edible Forest. The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website http://www.orchardpeople.com.
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(00:00) - Introduction to Community Orchards
(00:51) - Introducing Dani Baker and Her Book
(01:38) - Understanding Food Forests
(03:11) - Planning and Challenges of Food Forests
(04:50) - Benefits of Food Forests
(05:54) - Steps to Create a Food Forest
(07:34) - Audience Questions and Answers: Origin of the guest's name Dani, Species to Consider and Considerations of Species, First Step of Food Forest Preparation
(11:12) - Nitrogen Fixing Plants for Food Forests
(18:52) - Nutrient Accumulators and Their Benefits
(20:27) - Revamping the Garden: Dandelions' Role
(21:49) - Listener Questions: Food Forest Planning
(22:57) - Cover Crops and Soil Management
(25:22) - Maintenance and Labor in Food Forests
(26:30) - Permaculture and Climate Change
(29:10) - Integrating Herbs for Pollinators
(32:06) - Empathy in Gardening: A Psychologist's Perspective
(34:45) - Practical Tips for Food Forest Success
(38:22) - Exploring the Enchanted Edible Forest
(41:20) - Conclusion and Book Promotion
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