Maes Gwyn Visit
On 19 June 2024 David and Chris visited the food forest project at Maes Gwyn Farm in North Wales. It was a delightfully warm day and we enjoyed being shown around the site to see the progress Dan and Cherise…
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Edible Perennials in a Home Garden
Chris Marsh and David Gearing have been associated with the Plants For A Future (PFAF) charity for 14 years, Chris as Managing Trustee and Treasurer, with David providing vital support. They have both been involved with permaculture since 1990 and…
Visit to Elder Farm
On 23 July, Wendy, David and Chris went to Elder Farm near Wellington in Devon ( ), as one of a series of visits for Plants For A Future. Elder Farm is a five and a half acre smallholding, one…
Visit to Wishtree
Visit to Wishtree Permaculture and Agroforestry Site, near Hatherleigh, Devon, June 19th 2018, by Wendy Stayte Wishtree lies, hidden away, in the folds of fields and woods that make up this part of mid-Devon, Hatherleigh being the nearest small market…
Edible Perennials on a Small Scale – with Incredible Vegetables
Posted to PFAF blog on 19 June 2018, updated with new featured image 11 October 2018. Many would agree that homegardening is going to be an important part of the solution to climate change. Eric Toensmeier has written about temperate…
PFAF Projects
Plants For A Future (PFAF) is a charitable company established nearly 30 years ago to support the work of Ken Fern on his experimental site in Cornwall. Ten years ago a group of new trustees took over its management and…
Dartington Agroforestry Project: PFAF visit 3 August 2017
In 2017 two PFAF trustees, Wendy Stayte and Chris Marsh, began a research project involving making cooperative links with people in the South West growing unusual plants in innovative ways. They began with a visit to Incredible Vegetables near Ashburton,…
East Devon Forest Garden: PFAF visit 26 July 2017
In 2017 two PFAF trustees, Wendy Stayte and Chris Marsh, began a research project involving making cooperative links with people in the South West growing unusual plants in innovative ways. They began with a visit to Incredible Vegetables near Ashburton,…
Wishtree Agroforestry & Permaculture Centre: PFAF visit 4 October 2017
In 2017 two PFAF trustees, Wendy Stayte and Chris Marsh, began a research project involving making co-operative links with people in the South West growing unusual plants, particularly perennials, in innovative ways. They began with a visit to Incredible Vegetables…
Incredible Vegetables: PFAF visit 30 May 2017
Two PFAF trustees, Wendy Stayte and Chris Marsh, visited the site of Incredible Vegetables (www.incrediblevegetables.co.uk ) on 30 May 2017. This is their report of the visit, illustrated largely by photos taken at the time by David Gearing, with additional…