Nature Works | View this email in your browser | | | Wednesday 23rd June, 10am BST | The politics Of Forest Gardening | As the Climate Emergency risks facing the UK increases, now is the time to imagine and take action. For me, forest gardening is a large part of this response. It is essentially the creation of edible ecosystems, creating resilient food systems and tackling the Ecological Emergency. | I have started work on a school forest garden, and also have been landscaping a local eco-home development. I want to join these dots together and extend forest gardening into the wider community. | To that end, local Community Councils (equivalent to Parish Councils in England) seem like an ideal place to start — bringing together local people, connections and skills for a common cause: | | At 10.30am, there is a Zoom chat, everyone is welcome, details below. | | Nature Works livestream page on Twitch. I must remember to open my eyes… | Forest garden livestream | | Zoom Seminar | | | Share | | | Forward | | | | The video is up on my Nature Works YouTube channel. | | | A darker shade of pink | The Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) this year seems a remarkable shade of darkest pink. I have also noticed lots of White Red Valerian in the nearby village of St Dogmaels, I’m assuming this is a sport rather than cultivated as it scattered throughout the village. | It is a neophyte, a relatively recent introduction, first recorded sighting in 1763 in the UK. And it is also a forest garden plant as well, with edible leaves. When I have tried them, I found them rather bitter, maybe I left it too late in the season as many plants become more bitter as summer progresses and fresh growth hardens. | | Share | | | Forward | | |
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