S2 E7 - The art of forest gardening

16/11/2024 1h 2min

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode we talk to economic botanist Andrew Ormerod about the best plants to grow in a forest garden. He's joined by permaculture expert Donal Chambers and Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine district forestry inspector Eugene Curran who has a special interest in agroforestry and the value of permaculture in creating sustainable food systems. 
Episode host:
Catherine Cleary
Episode guests:
Andrew Ormerod
Donal Chambers
Eugene Curran
Resources:
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Cornwall and South West Fruit Focus
Cornucopia Alchemy
Transition Town Kinsale
The Common Knowledge Centre
Regenerate IE
Cork College of FET - Kinsale Campus
Gubb Farm
Hells Kettle Organic Farm
New Forest Farm
Cornucopia Food Forest
Hazel & Davi’s Wicklow CSA
Syntropic Agroforestry
Green Spaces for Health - Cork City
Cork Rooftop Farm
Farming For Nature
Community Orchard Meitheal
The Eden Project
Plants for a future
PFAF - Plant database
The Agroforestry Research Trust
Book: Food for Life - Your Guide to the New Science of Eating Well
This podcast is produced by the ⁠⁠Irish Agroforestry Forum⁠⁠ and funded by the ⁠⁠Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine⁠⁠ Forestry Promotion Fund.
Our hosts are ⁠⁠Catherine Cleary⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Ray Ó Foghlú⁠⁠, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from ⁠⁠The Curated Pod⁠⁠ and the project lead is  Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.

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