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4 Reasons to Grow Comfrey in a Urban Food Forest

4 Reasons to Grow Comfrey in a Urban Food Forest

by John Johnson | Aug 2, 2021 | Food Forest, Videos

We grow a bunch of comfrey in our urban homestead food forest. They grow very well in our climate with no watering necessary and with the variety they do not spread by seed or run super far, it stays clumped up where we plant it. It is an excellent source of flowers...
Native Plants Should Be Part of Your Food Forest

Native Plants Should Be Part of Your Food Forest

by John Johnson | Jul 22, 2021 | Food Forest, Videos

Native plants should be part of your urban homesteading food forest design. We are using some native plants such as elderberry, western red cedar, red flowering currents, and more as a hedge in the front of our yard. We have intermingled flowers and ground cover...
Letting Artichokes Flower for the Bees and Pollinators in your Food Forest

Letting Artichokes Flower for the Bees and Pollinators in your Food Forest

by John Johnson | Jul 14, 2021 | Food Forest, Videos

Do like to grow artichokes? Consider letting your artichokes go to flower in your food forest garden to help bees and other pollinators. We allow the majority of our artichokes to flower. An artichoke produces huge beautiful purple flowers. Consequently, if you let...
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