Blog posts
A list of blog posts, with a bit more detail and a link.
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Top 10 bee friendly plants for the forest garden
Bring a splash of colour to your forest garden with some stalwart “system plants”, providing a much needed boost of all-year-round nectar and pollen for your friendly pollinators and predators 🐝
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Weeding forest garden style
The “chop ’n‘ drop” method of mulching applies equally to weeding in the forest garden
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A forest garden is a way to garden
After listening to a @margaretroach podcast & reading a @DaveGoulson book, I realised that I don’t need to worry about plants!
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When you are dying, surround yourself with life
@doctor_oxford’s article on palliative care and nature struck a chord with my own experiences
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I’ve had enough, it’s time to quit!
Sometimes, failure is the best option
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Nettle soup
Stalwart recipe of the foraging community
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The Lure of the Stinging-less Nettle
A long time ago I heard about the legend of The Stinging-less Netlle, a fabled plant with all of the nitrogen-rich, low-maintenance and nutritional benefits of the stinging nettle without any of the stinging.
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Vegan banana cake
Very easy vegan banana cake, which I topped with our first ever gooseberries (Hinnomaki Red)!
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What is a Forest Garden?
A simple definition of what makes a #ForestGarden tl;dr productive, self-sustaining and low maintenance.
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Vegan Chocolate Brownies
A recipe for the kind of world famous cakes you can expect on our #ForestGarden tour!