Food forests could grow free food in cities
A Mini Page feature explores food forests that imitate natural ecosystems with plants chosen to produce food or benefits. Trees provide drought resilience and animal fodder, while beekeeping and local harvesting enhance urban resilience and reduce transport energy.
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Layers of a food forest explained by experts
A food forest comprises seven layers including canopy tall trees and nut or fruit trees, shorter fruit trees, shrubs like berry bushes, vegetables and herbs, ground cover, below-ground edible growth such as mushrooms and root vegetables, and climbing vines that use trees or structures for support.
Reading picks at the library and online links
The library offers Kate Messner's Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt and Katherine Hengel's Garden to Table A Kid's Guide to Planting Growing and Preparing Food. Online resources include bitly links MPfoodforest and MPfoodforest2 for related content.
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Mercury Pollution Threatens Rocky Mountain Snowpack
A study reports elevated mercury and metal pollutants in northern Rocky Mountain snow as mining areas in Montana Idaho and the Pacific Northwest contaminate meltwater. Darkened snow may accelerate melt affecting water supplies for the West.
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