Conversation Beneath The Trees

S2 E7 - The art of forest gardening


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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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