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Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is a perennial flowering plant of the pea family that has been cultivated as fodder since Roman times, and has a ton of benefits for farmers, homesteaders and permaculture designers…
The Saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia) is a shrub native to North America that contains edible fruits resembling blueberries…
The Nanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa) is a decidious and hardy shrub that produce an abundance of small, juicy cherries. It belongs to the Rosaceae family, which includes all cherries, plums, peaches, etc…
Buckwheat, belonging to the Fagopyrum species, is a truly versatile plant that excels as a green manure crop, produces edible seeds which can be turned into a gluten-free and tasty flour, attracts bees, and more…
“A pasture tree for the beasts and a kingly fruit for man” is how the persimmon is described…
Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) is fittingly described as “a lumber yard in a single species” by whole systems designer Ben Falk. Garden historian Wesley Greene goes even further and calls it “the tree on which the US was built”…
