Author: Hayley Mehaffey Outdoor gardening season is wrapping up for the year. Hopefully, you had a fruitful season and abundant harvest. Perhaps you are congratulating yourself on your first year
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Basic Starter KIt
3 ways to eat more sustainably
Hello everyone! We wanted to provide you with a few simple suggestions that will help you eat more sustainably. In addition, we’ve gathered several resources that may be in your
Oh, the things you can eat, in a food forest.
In our last blog post, we dove into why you should consider fostering the space for an edible food forest. Essentially, the work is worth the reward for you and
Lansing Food Forest
Through the City of Madison Edible Landscapes Permit Process, the City of Madison provides an opportunity to plant fruit and nut trees in parks and on other City-owned land. Groups
Hope and a Future
Covid 19 has affected most businesses and communities, and Hope & a Future is no different. During Covid lockdown, this unique, intergenerational Adult Family Home (AFH) in Madison has had
Farley Center Food Forest
Wisconsin Food Forests is a project of Madison Traffic Garden. Do not let our beautiful website fool you: we are a fledgling grassroots organization. Every year, we plant three food forests
2020 Food Forests
We have described our Basic Starter Kit and have provided you with details on each of the plants that comprise the Kit. Emily intentionally chose a variety of plants that
Wild Rose
The wild rose is rather unappreciated. Two of the most widespread species roses you may see are Rosa carolina, or the Carolina Rose, common in thickets, and R. blanda, the pink-fading-to-white-flowered climbing shrub usually called Prairie Rose (Meadow rose, smooth wild rose, early wild rose).
Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago)
Noteworthy Characteristics Viburnum lentago, commonly called nannyberry (wild raisin, sweet viburnum, sheepberry), is a large, upright, multi-stemmed, suckering, deciduous shrub which typically grows to 10-18 feet tall with a spread
Tart Cherry
With the exception of in the famous Door County, sweet cherries (Prunus adriam) are impractical to grow in Wisconsin. In Door County, spring comes a little earlier and fall lasts