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The edible, medicinal and other uses of Sweet Almond Prunus dulcis

Sweet almond is an attractive small deciduous tree growing to 6m (20ft) by 6m (20ft) with a short life span. Flowers are white to pale pink, 3–5cm (1–2”) in diameter, with five petals appearing in spring, and the seeds ripen…

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  • Edible Trees, Plants

30 Large Perennials/Herbs 1-2m (3-6ft)

We’ve included over 30 of our favourite large Edible Perennial Plants in a quick reference guide. Each plant card links to the original PFAF plant page. The quick reference guide includes: Common and Scientific name Height in Feet and…

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  • Edible Perennials, Forest Gardening

$9 eBook – PDF

Our latest book PLANTS FOR YOUR FOOD FOREST: 500 PLANTS FOR TEMPERATE FOOD FORESTS AND PERMACULTURE GARDENS is now available from the Plants For A Future shop for $9 USD (approximately £6.50 GBP and €8 Euros). Please visit or…

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  • Books, Forest Gardening, Plants to Save the Planet

Edible Shoots: Find and Use Edible Plant Shoots

A new glossary search term called ‘shoots’ was created when we recently added additional tropical plants to the Plants For A Future database. The new glossary item, which is marked on the Plant Pages under Edible Uses, allows you to…

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  • Edible Perennials, Edible Shrubs, Edible Trees, Edible Weeds, Plants

‘Plants to Save the Planet’: Supporting New Food Forest Projects

Since we began our 2019-20 Project ‘Plants to Save the Planet’, Plants For A Future has been particularly interested in making links with people embarking on food forest projects, and finding ways to help them. In 2021 we published our…

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  • Food Forest Fund, Forest Gardening, Uncategorized

The Future is in Edible Perennials

The trustees of the Plants For A Future charity wish all the visitors and users of our website and database a Very Merry Christmas and a productive New Year. We expect that you will be producing more and more edible…

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  • Plants, Uncategorized

Food Forests: Rewilding with Useful Plants

Twice recently I have sent complimentary copies of our new book Plants for Your Food Forest to people involved in rewilding schemes. One of them is a student developing a computer system for helping people rewild their gardens, the other…

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  • Forest Gardening, Uncategorized

The Food Forest Alternative

A food forest is a form of regenerative farming, a designed ecosystem modelled on nature, with the aim of growing food and sequestering carbon at the same time. As a forest it will consist of plants which occupy different layers,…

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  • Uncategorized

Our New Book. Plants for Your Food Forest

Plants for Your Food Forest: 500 Plants for Temperate Food Forests and Permaculture Gardens. An important new book from PFAF. It focuses on the attributes of plants suitable for food forests, what each can contribute to a food forest ecosystem,…

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  • Books, Edible Perennials, Edible Shrubs, Edible Trees, Forest Gardening

Trees or Technology?

  ‘Trees or Technology?’ by David Gearing You may be thinking that the widespread introduction of Food Forests and Carbon Sequestration in plants and soils are clearly necessary and desirable, but will take too long to make a difference, and that…

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  • Carbon Farming, Forest Gardening, Plants to Save the Planet
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