https://civileats.com/2023/05/17/can-farming-with-trees-save-the-food-system/ Daily News and Commentary About the American Food System Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://civileats.com/2023/05/17/can-farming-with-trees-save-the-food-system/#comment-309363 Sun, 28 May 2023 15:04:49 +0000 https://civileats.com/?p=51702#comment-309363 This article is great! We need to learn more about the benefits of not only planting trees but how to take care of them after the planting so that we have an end product of a diverse forest.

]]> https://civileats.com/2023/05/17/can-farming-with-trees-save-the-food-system/#comment-309359 Sun, 21 May 2023 19:17:19 +0000 https://civileats.com/?p=51702#comment-309359 Planting trees is an important way to benefit the environment and improve the resilience of a farm, but it should be noted that just as important is planting the right trees. Different trees provide different benefits, and if you want an optimized farm, planting a wide variety of food producing trees, optimally native to your region, is significantly better than planting non native or nonproductive trees. There is no use to planting trees that neither contribute to the diversity of the area or produce a beneficial crop, be it fruit, lumber, carbon sequestration, or shade.

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