Hello Friends and Supporters,
Winter is here. What a great time to cuddle
up next to your favorite plant catalogs and fantasize about Spring! Our
plants are now in a deep sleep, but we're not. Meg and I are already
planning for the 2012 season. We had a great 2011 and met many great
people, as well as some very important business goals. We appreciate
your continued support.
How often do you read the words
edible perennial nitrogen fixing plant in the same sentence? After two
years of trials, we are ready to offer a new plant this year. Phaseolus
polystachios, or Perennial Wild Bean. A small relative of the common
bean, native to the northeast US. It can be cooked and eaten like other
beans. The plant will produce a fair amount of lentil sized beans if
many plants are established and the pods harvested in year three. It
can grow in some shade, or along a woodland edge.
Whether experimenting with new food plants
like Wild Bean or planting the more popular edibles, we hope you will
be satisfied.
If you haven't yet tried:
skirret carrots, Good King Henry spinach, alpine strawberries, or
chinese yam, now's your chance.
We've had a great outpouring of interest
from landscape designers, home gardeners, permaculturists, plant geeks,
students and interested travelers, so much so that some plants sold out
by Spring last year!
If you've been thinking about visiting, or
purchasing plants from us, we'd love to share our garden with you. If
you are a passionate supporter, thanks again!
To pre-order via credit card, or
printed order form, visit:
www.PermacultureNursery.com/plantlist.html
You can pay with a credit card for pickups too.
Email Jonathan AT PermacultureNursery.com
that you want 'pick up' and the shipping will be removed before you are
charged.
Shipments and garden visits start
May 1st.
Hope to be hearing from you soon. Enjoy the
Holidays!
Jonathan
Food Forest Farm
Holyoke, MA
413-437-0101
P.S. We offer 10% off a purchase of 20
plants or more.
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