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The best ideas to turn your homestead into the ultimate edible landscape

March 10, 2019

The best ideas to turn your homestead into the ultimate edible landscape

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(Natural News) Homesteaders prioritize self-reliance and the cultivation of organic produce, but this doesn’t mean you can’t make your home garden look pretty. If you want to beautify your property, start a practice called edible landscaping. (h/t to RockinWHomestead.com)

What is edible landscaping?

Edible landscaping represents a different take on how to design and interact with yards and urban green spaces. The practice prioritizes the cultivation of food-producing plants and native perennials, and it helps home gardeners create green space and provide healthy, fresh food to their family.

Replacing even just a fraction of traditional lawns with edible landscapes designed around locally appropriate plants offers various benefits.

These benefits require little to no irrigation or fertilizer and can increase food production potential in cities, as well as attract pollinators and improve ecological diversity.

Flowers for your edible landscape

Edible flowers are a common feature of edible landscapes. But flowering plants aren’t just pretty, they also attract pollinators that can help your fruit-bearing plants thrive. (Related: Edible Landscaping Ideas For Small Spaces.)

Popular options include daisies, lilacs, pansies, and sunflowers.

Edible flowers can also be used for food decorating and subtle flavoring.

Herbs for your edible landscape

Herbs are another staple in edible landscapes. You can plant the following herbs in your yard:

  • Basil and thyme – Basil and thyme are beautiful additions to any garden. Both herbs are fairly easy to grow, and you can use them both as nutritious ingredients in different dishes.
  • Chives – Chives bear beautiful flowers that can add to the aesthetic appeal of your garden. This delicious herb is also the perfect addition to baked potatoes and other savory side dishes.

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Review: Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist

October 31, 2014

Review: Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist.

Title: Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist
Author: Michael Judd
Publisher: Chelsea Green
Release Date: November, 2013
It’s remarkable how much information this slim paperback carries. It doesn’t try to teach all the basics of gardening and landscaping, but instead focuses on several projects: an herb spiral, a food forest, swales and hugelkulture, and an earthen oven, along with instructions on growing mushrooms and unusual fruits. Each is copiously illustrated with clear drawings and photographs. These are perhaps the best part of this book, as they convey the lighthearted tone of the text, while clearly showing whatever techniques or products they illustrate. My favorite photo is the little boy on the front cover, proudly displaying a container of berries, and his purple tongue. My favorite drawing is the mushroom man dancing with the tomato lady, a metaphoric illustration of the symbiotic nature of mycorrhiza (mycelium interacting with plant roots).
Judd mentions drinking good beer, and presents recipes for mixed drinks and wine from one’s own fruit, mentioning alcoholic libations so many times that he feels compelled to offer a disclaimer at the end protesting that he’s not actually an alcoholic. I don’t really know but I think most actual boozehounds fasten on one drink and show no interest in others—for them it’s not about the flavor. In any case, this gives you an idea of the fun-loving approach of this book.
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