Food forests: urban orchards boost local food and resilience
The Mini Page reports on food forests in cities offering edible, medicinal plants that also support soil, attract beneficial insects, and provide habitat. Trees offer drought resilience, while local production reduces long distance food transport and preserves flavor and nutrition.
Garden and Food Books For Young Readers
Library picks include Kate Messner’s Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt and Katherine Hengel’s Garden to Table for kids. Both guide planting growing and preparing food with kid friendly tips and activities.
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Layers of a food forest explained in seven layers
The article describes a forest garden structure with seven layers. Canopy trees form the top level, followed by smaller fruit and nut trees. Shrubs include berry bushes. The garden then adds vegetables and herbs, ground cover, low edible ground growth and roots, and climbers like grapes or beans that ascend support structures.
Mercury Laced Snow in Northern Rockies Threatens Water
A study finds elevated metals including mercury in snow in the northern Rocky Mountains, likely carried from Montana Idaho and Pacific Northwest mining areas. Pollutants may accelerate melt by darkening snow, threatening waterways used during the West’s dry seasons.
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American West
Rockies
Montana
Idaho
Pacific Northwest
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