Comments on: June Food Stamp Challenge: Mini Farms Are The Future http://www.myromanapartment.com/june-food-stamp-challenge-mini-farms-are-the-future/ reverse engineering the future Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:29:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dennis In The Dale http://www.myromanapartment.com/june-food-stamp-challenge-mini-farms-are-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Dennis In The Dale Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:01:54 +0000 http://www.myromanapartment.com/?p=1730#comment-127 Reaching way back into my early last century childhood memories, mulberry trees can be very messy when fruiting. I recall them being around the chicken yards since they did not care and ate the fallen fruit. Don't plant it over you parking spot. Be forewarned, these are very old memories and may be a tad off. Reaching way back into my early last century childhood memories, mulberry trees can be very messy when fruiting. I recall them being around the chicken yards since they did not care and ate the fallen fruit. Don’t plant it over you parking spot.
Be forewarned, these are very old memories and may be a tad off.

]]> By: Benjamin Bankruptcy http://www.myromanapartment.com/june-food-stamp-challenge-mini-farms-are-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Benjamin Bankruptcy Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:31:57 +0000 http://www.myromanapartment.com/?p=1730#comment-116 Can I give you an AMEN!. I'm slowly working on turning my property into an organic food forest. I've currently got, an orange, a manderine, 2 limes, a kafir lime, a mulberry and bannana trees, I had more but the apples didn't survive in the tropics, i'm focusing on fruit trees and perenials because I get a better yield for the effort I put in. I always get lots of flows but little fruit I'm thinking that Bees maybe the solutions? PS THe mullberry tree isn't much of a problem I eat most of them and the dogs take care of what ever falls on the ground. Can I give you an AMEN!. I’m slowly working on turning my property into an organic food forest. I’ve currently got, an orange, a manderine, 2 limes, a kafir lime, a mulberry and bannana trees, I had more but the apples didn’t survive in the tropics, i’m focusing on fruit trees and perenials because I get a better yield for the effort I put in.

I always get lots of flows but little fruit I’m thinking that Bees maybe the solutions?

PS THe mullberry tree isn’t much of a problem I eat most of them and the dogs take care of what ever falls on the ground.

]]> By: thayerbooks http://www.myromanapartment.com/june-food-stamp-challenge-mini-farms-are-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-115 thayerbooks Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:34:15 +0000 http://www.myromanapartment.com/?p=1730#comment-115 I would recommend putting the mulberry tree in now. Trees do not do well in pots, unless you are skilled at bonsai. If you need a replacement, I can send you one; mulberries grow wild in my yard. They aren't as messy as you're thinking, if you have wildlife to eat the berries and don't expect to park your car underneath. Another plus of mulberries is that they are resistant to the Asian Longhorn beetle. You won't be able to identify the tree's sex until it flowers... and it probably won't do that in a pot. Enjoy your new tree! They grow quite quickly, and once have established roots, are close to impossible to kill. They also self-seed extremely easily.... something it sounds like your neighborhood could use. All the best - Em I would recommend putting the mulberry tree in now. Trees do not do well in pots, unless you are skilled at bonsai. If you need a replacement, I can send you one; mulberries grow wild in my yard. They aren’t as messy as you’re thinking, if you have wildlife to eat the berries and don’t expect to park your car underneath.
Another plus of mulberries is that they are resistant to the Asian Longhorn beetle.
You won’t be able to identify the tree’s sex until it flowers… and it probably won’t do that in a pot. Enjoy your new tree! They grow quite quickly, and once have established roots, are close to impossible to kill. They also self-seed extremely easily…. something it sounds like your neighborhood could use.
All the best – Em

]]> By: Sharron http://www.myromanapartment.com/june-food-stamp-challenge-mini-farms-are-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Sharron Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:10:49 +0000 http://www.myromanapartment.com/?p=1730#comment-114 Great article and information. Are you famliar with Will Allen's work in inner city farming? If not, check the article "Growing Power in an Urban Food Desert" published in Yes! Magazine: http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/food-for-everyone. The whole issue is worth the read. Great article and information. Are you famliar with Will Allen’s work in inner city farming? If not, check the article “Growing Power in an Urban Food Desert” published in Yes! Magazine: http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/food-for-everyone. The whole issue is worth the read.

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