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Creating Cover Crop and Soil Building Seed Mixes Producing Food Sustainably and Naturally

Learn how to create diverse and sustainable food forests using natural principles. Incorporate cover crops, build soil, and choose the right plant species for long-lasting gardens. Presented by Jack Spirko.

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Creating Cover Crop and Soil Building Seed Mixes Producing Food Sustainably and Naturally

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  1. Creating Cover Crop and Soil Building Seed MixesProducing Food Sustainably and Naturally Presented by Jack Spirko

  2. The Forest as Our Teacher Lesson One – The Forest Floor is a Lake

  3. The Forrest as Our Teacher Lesson Two – Nature NEVER Monocrops

  4. The Forest as Our Teacher Lesson Three – Slower Water Creates More Life

  5. The Forrest as Our Teacher Lesson Four – Fungus are the Teeth of the Forest

  6. The Forest as Our Teacher Lesson Five – A Forest Grows on a Fallen Forest

  7. The Forest as Our Teacher Lesson Six – There are Seven Primary Layers in a Forest

  8. Food Forest Establishment with Swales and Chickens

  9. Forests Gardens Can be Small • One or Two Semi Dwarf Apple (Canopy) • Two or Three Dwarf Peaches (Sub Canopy) • Several Black Berry and Blueberry Plants (Shrub) • 2 Goumi Bushes (Shrub and fixes nitrogen) • Mix of herbs, flowers, vegetables can be annual/perennial (Herbaceous) • Beans and Cucumbers (Vining layer + Ground Cover + Rhizosphere) • Strawberries and sweet potatoes (Ground Cover) • Horseradish and comfrey (Herbaceous and Rhizosphere) • This System (Guild) • Can be installed even is a small yard • Could even use a small swale and garden pond • Has all seven layers • I would establish it along with a mix of buckwheat and cowpea • Could be easily established with a chicken tractor, over and over

  10. Forests Gardens Can be Small This one is going to be about 12 feet by 40 feet

  11. Forests Gardens Can be Small This one is going to be about 8 feet by 24 feet

  12. Forests Gardens Can be Small This one is going to be tiny a triangle of only about 9’ x9’ x9’

  13. Forests Gardens Can Last 2000 Years in a Desert!

  14. What is the Most Important Thing About Potted Trees?

  15. The Most Important Thing About Potted Trees

  16. The Most Important Thing About Potted Trees

  17. The Most Important Thing About Potted Trees

  18. The Most Important Thing About Potted Trees

  19. Choosing Species for Your Food Forest

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