Creating an edible forest in the Mediterranean climate

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Saviana Parodi Delfino

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pp. 200
14,5×21 cm colour with photos

The food forest originates in the tropics and is very popular in Northern Europe, Australia and the USA. This book is a precious guide to apply this new frontier of permaculture to the Mediterranean climate.

The term ‘food forest’ stands for a multi-purpose, multi-functional agricultural system where woody trees, fruit plants, medicinal herbs, legumes, grains and vegetables coexist in synergy with wild plants and local animals. Whether it is a small plot or a large rural area, the goal is to recreate or restore as much biodiversity as possible, similar to that found in a forest ecosystem.

Drawing on her long professional experience in Italy and abroad, the author illustrates in detail and with numerous practical examples how to create a food forest in a Mediterranean climate, which is characterized by significant temperature fluctuations and a low availability of water.

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Saviana Parodi Delfino

Saviana Parodi Delfino is a molecular biologist. In 1991 she discovered permaculture in Australia, of which she became, after extensive training, a tireless popularizer. Since 1995 she has carried out projects in permaculture in Italy and abroad (Australia, South America, Turkey, Spain, Switzerland, and Burkina Faso). In 2006 she is one of the founders of the Italian Academy of Permaculture and in 2019 she put together her long practical experience in the volume Manual of Integral Permaculture (published by Terra Nuova). She lives in Italy and Argentina.
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