Native Perennial Food Plants For Your Edible Landscape

Instructor: Dani Baker

Online: April 16 | 6:30-7:45PM

When placed in habitats that meet their needs, native plants tend to be well adapted to our climate and have few pest, disease or maiintenance problems. This illustrated talk will describe the growth habit, preferred habitat, care required, food value, other users, aesthetic appeal and propagation techniques for over 25 native perennial plants you can include in your edible landscape. The plants range from trees to bushes, groundcovers, roots and even vines. If you want to create an edible hedge, an edible bed, a foundation planting, a you-pick venue, or a forest garden, you will discover there are a variety of native food plants to choose from to fill you space.

Dani Baker is a farmer and forest gardener who with her partner David operates a highly diversified certified organic farm in Northern NY State. Her award-winning book, The Home-Scale Fores Garden: How to Plan, Plant and Tend a Resilient dibl Landscape, was published by Chelsea Green in May of 2022 and is based on her 10 years experience developing the "Enchanted Edible Forest." She loves to inspire others to try their hand at edible landscaping at any scale.