KrisCan visits Eric Toensmeier in his Holyoke, Massachusetts home garden that was transformed from a bleakly barren backyard into a thriving oasis of year-round, productive perennial fruits and vegetables. Eric talks about how waste heat from factories and power plants can be utilized for greenhouse gardening; urban food security and self-reliance in the face of diminishing petroleum supplies; edible forest gardens and how they mimic the patterns and designs of ecosystems to create productive perennial polycultures.
Perennial Polyculture Prevails over PeakOil
By KrisCan, originally published by KrisCan.com
January 4, 2010
Tags: Building Community, Food, Fossil Fuels, Oil
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