edible landscaping

Edible Landscaping

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Why edible landscaping?

• Connects you with your landscape

• Great crops – Otherwise unavailable

• Freshness and quality• Save money• The ultimate “local food”– Reduces food miles

• Unique niche for landscape professionals

Edible Landscaping Patterns

Biointensive

Maximize production on a small space with minimal inputs

Edible Ornamentals

Utilize edible ornamental species

Edible Arbors & Living Structures

Create productive shade, privacy, and structural elements

Edible Water Gardens

Many common water garden ornamentals actually crops in regions of origin

Backyard Micro-Livestock Integration

As in nature, animals facilitate nutrient cycling and vegetation management

Edible Forest Gardens

Mimic the structure and functions of natural ecosystems

Mycoscaping

Gourmet decomposers for mulch, logs, and compost

Eden 2.0: a New England Case Study

• 10-25% of food for four adults• 200 species on 1/10 acre• Many patterns in use:• edible forest garden• tropicalesque crops• hardy kiwi arbor • edible water garden• greenhouse• intensive annual crops• microlivestock

Preventive Pest Control• Pest-resistant crops• Insect nectary species• Habitat elements• No spray• Polycultures (mixed plantings)

Weed and Fertility Design

• Dense Groundcovers• Nitrogen Fixing Species

Resources

www.apiosinstitute.org

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