{"product_id":"9781603585071","title":"Farming the Woods : An Integrated Permaculture Approach to Growing Food and Medicinals in Temperate Forests by Ken Mudge","description":"The first in-depth guide for farmers and gardeners who have access to an established woodland and are looking for productive, innovative ways to create a natural forest ecosystems that produces a wide range of food, medicinals, and other non-timber products.   \"What a joy to read! Nice pictures, great case studies, and well organized. . . . Farming the Woods is?the?source for temperate climate agroforestry.\"-Jonathan Bates, Owner of?Food Forest Farm?While this concept of \"forest farming\" may seem like an obscure practice, history indicates that much of humanity lived and sustained itself from tree-based systems in the past; only recently have people traded the forest for the field.? The good news is that this is not an either-or scenario; forest farms can be most productive in places where the plow is not: on steep slopes, and in shallow soils. It is an invaluable practice to integrate into any farm or homestead, especially as the need for unique value-added products and supplemental income becomes more and more important for farmers.   Farming the Woods?covers in detail:How to cultivate, harvest, and market high-value non-timber forest cropsComprehensive information on historical perspectives of forest farmingHow to mimic the forest in a changing climateCultivation of medicinal cropsHow to create a forest nurseryHarvesting and utilizing wood productsThe role of animals in the forest farmHow to design and manage your forest farm once it's set upForest crops covered include:American ginsengShiitake mushroomsRamps (wild leeks)Maple syrupFruit and nut treesOrnamental fernsAnd many more!This book is a must-read for farmers and gardeners interested in incorporating aspects of agroforestry, permaculture, forest gardening, and sustainable woodlot management into the concept of a whole-farm organism.?\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304471605621,"sku":"9781603585071","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781603585071.jpg?v=1762795917","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781603585071","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}