Brunette Writes Podcast

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Maybe my endorsement of the groundbreaking environmental warning Limits to Growth blew your mind. Maybe it angered you… or galvanized you into further action. But even if it simply made you roll your eyes and move on, I think there’s one thing we can all agree on:

‘Climate change’ isn’t going away anytime soon.

Every once in a while, a great book comes along that takes the threads of ideas you’ve thought about and wondered over and crystalizes them into a cohesive narrative. Limits to Growth is one of those books.

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As many of you know by now, Lisa and I are of the “Things Are Never So Bad That They Can't Get Worse” school of thought. But we are also practical. How long will it take for things to get really bad? Weeks? Months? Years? Longer? Who knows? Not us. And if you think you know how events are going to play out, you’re probably wrong.

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Those of you who’ve been following us for a while know I love garden plants with “stacked functions.” This permaculture phrase basically means “plants that multitask.” They have more than one use; for example, native violets are a pretty, soil-stabilizing ground cover, a host plant for fritillary butterflies, and they’re edible. Similarly, maypop and persimmon, both native to North America, are:

Easy to grow, as they’re right where they’ve evolved as a plant species and need no extra care

Important food sources for native insects and animals

Edible, nutritious, and medicinal for humans

A source for other human-use products, such as wood

With all of the above, maypop and persimmon more than earn their place in your garden, and I recommend planting them this fall. Here’s what you need to know.

So far this late summer, I’ve encouraged you to plant now for a fall crop of carrots as well as put in some asparagus, the perfect perennial for years of spears to come. This time I want to talk about alliums.

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