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The Sustainability Institute

Lizwiz — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:28:57 GMT

You may be interested in this:

The Sustainability Institute is a non-profit trust, founded in 1999. An international living and learning centre focussing on studies and experience in ecology, community and spirit, we work in partnership with the School of Public Management and Planning, University of Stellenbosch in the following areas of education (Masters and PhD degrees in Sustainable Development Planning and Sustainable Agriculture), Early Childhood Development, Community Development Practice and Management, project facilitation to establish Sustainable Neighbourhood Developments in various localities,policy research in the sustainable development sector. The Institute is located in the Lynedoch EcoVillage, a place where we have provided development facilitation to create a space for sustainable living and learning.

Specifically Lynedoc Eco village

http://www.sustainabilityinstitute.net/

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Beneficial Trees Site - http://www.tfljournal.org/

jeff — Thur, 09 Jul 2009 16:07:37 GMT

Trees for Life Journal
Mission:
To provide an international forum on beneficial trees and plants for:

Bringing traditional knowledge to the attention of the scientific community,
Fostering and propagating small-scale field studies of traditional claims to promote further scientific studies, and
Effectively translating scientific knowledge for application at the grassroots level.

http://www.tfljournal.org/

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Sustainable plantation

chetanmnit2003 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:24:38 GMT

What if we include the rural people in our campaign for plantation. For each tree some people from the rural area would be assigned and they would get say 100 INR for each 10 trees that they can use for their business improvement or for livelyhood. But amount would be given on the condition, that three under their guidance are growing enough.

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HYBRIDS, AND RESEARCH

MADMAX77 — Thur, 30 Apr 2009 17:27:47 GMT

HELLO EV1 I HOPE THAT MY INPUT TO THIS FORUM WILL BE A PLUS TO EVERYONE THAT READS IT.

I HAVE BEEN A AVID TREE PLANTER FOR AT LEAST TWENTY YEARS NOW, PLANTING OVER 1000 TREES. EVERYTHING FROM ASH, MAPLE, POPLAR, HYBRID POPLAR, ETC. FRUIT TREES, NUT TREES, EVEN A KENTUCKY COFFEE-TREE.

NOW I HAVE BEEN DOING MORE RESEARCH INTO FAST GROWING TREES FOR LUMBER, AND WOOD BY-PRODUCTS.

I HAVE PLANS TO PURCHASE SOME LAND, OR HELP OTHERS THAT HAVE LAND
FOR THE PLANTING OF MANY MORE.

ALTHOUGH THE HYBRID POPLAR IS KNOWN FOR BECOMING MORE ROTTEN AFTER 7 YEARS OF GROWTH, THERE ARE WAYS TO NOURISH, AND KEEP THESE TREES HEALTHY. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA CARE AFTER PLANTING CAN REAP REWARDS.

THE BENIFIT IS A VERY GOOD LUMBER/BY-PRODUCT SOURCE.

THE Royal Paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa)(PRINCESS,/EMPRESS TREE)
IS ALSO A VERY FAST GROWING TREE, AND VERY ADAPTABLE TO MANY ENVIROMENTS.

ALTHOUGH CONSIDERED TO BE AN INVASIVE SPECIES, WITH PROPER MANAGEMENT, AND CARE, THE ALSO CAN BE VERY PRODUCTIVE IN 7-10 YEARS. AGAIN A LITTLE OF AFTER PLANTING WORK, PAYS OFF.

THE MORINGA IS NEW TO ME, AND I WILL BE LOOKING INTO THIS MORE CLOSELY.

HERE IS MY QUESTION, AND INPUT FOR YOU.

HAS ANYONE TRIED TO COMBINE TWO SEEDLINGS OF DIFFERENT SPECIES TO MAKE A HARDIER, OR FASTER GROWING FRUIT, OR NUT TREE.

THIS WEEK I AM GOING TO PLANT A MAPLE/HYBRID POPLAR WRAPPED WITH GAUSE, TOGETHER. ALSO 2 SETS OF HYBRID POPLAR/ASH.

THE REASON I AM DOING THIS IS THAT TWO YEARS AGO, I WENT INTO A PRISTINE WOODS THAT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF FOR AT LEAST 100 YEARS. VERY HARD TO BELIEVE IN THIS DAY AND AGE, YET SOMEONE HAS TAKEN THE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE TREES HAD THE PROPER THINNING, AND GROWTH NEEDED.

IN THESE WOODS I ENCOUNTERED A VERY INTERESTING TREE. IT WAS A POPLAR/SYCAMORE. I GUESS THAT IS THE BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE IT,
BECAUSE AT LEAST 50 YEARS AGO THESE TWO SPECIES GREW TOGETHER TO FORM ONE TREE.

THE TRUNK WAS VERY OBVIOUS IN THE TWO SEPERATE TYPES, UP TO 10 FT. WITH BRANCHES AT THIS LEVEL HAVING THERE OWN DISTINCT CHARACTURISTICS. POPLAR FOR ONE, SYCAMORE FOR ANOTHER.

FARTHER UP THE TREE THE TRUNK BEGAN TO DISPLAY A UNIFORM NEW SPECIE WITH TRAITS OF BOTH, YET ONE SOLID NEW TYPE.
THE BRANCHES ALSO WERE A SOLID MIX, WITH LARGE LEAVES RESEMBLING
POPLAR, AND BALLS OF SEEDS RESEMBLING SYCAMORE.

THE SIZE OF THIS TREE WAS MASSIVE, WITH A DIAMETER OF AT LEAST 3 FT. AT 6 FT. HIGH, AND A TOTAL HEIGHT OF AT LEAST 60 FT.

ALSO IN THESE WOODS WAS A MAPLE/ASH, NOT QUITE AS WIDE, YET VERY LARGE, AND AT LEAST 50 FT. HIGH

HAS ANY ONE ELSE SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS?

WHY DON'T WE DO THIS TO MAKE NEW SPECIES?

SOME SAY IT IS NOT POSSIBLE, YET THERE IS PROOF THAT THERE IS.

I HOPE THAT IT IS NOT AGAINST THE RULES HERE TO POST THE LINK TO MY WEBSITE, BUT IN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS THERE WILL BE MUCH MORE
INFORMATION INTO MY RESEARCH, AND MY GOALS ON THIS. IF YOU, OR KNOW OTHERS THAT MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS PLEASE VISIT MY TREE SECTION AT .

THANKS AND GOOD GROWING TO ALL.

P.S. SORRY ABOUT CAPS JUST USED TO TYPING THAT WAY.
ALSO THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIME I POST HERE,
AS I AM DEDICATING MY EFFORTS TO MY WEBSITE.

Forum: Plant Questions

NEW TOPIC

MADMAX77 — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:48:04 GMT

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE INPUT ON TREE ,HYBRIDS,AND RESEARCH.
TOPIC HEADING COULD BE TREE RESEARCH.
I HAVE ALOT OF INFORMATION, AND INPUT TO ADD TO THIS SUBJECT.

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Which trees can be eaten by humans?

jeff — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:46:10 GMT

Of the plants that we offer, people can eat Moringa and can use several species for medicinal uses (such as neem and acacia).

You can also use Prosopis (from ICRAF):
A rich, delicious flour can be made from pulverized pods from which seeds have been removed. Cotyledons and embryos when pulverized yield a flour rich in protein and sugar appropriate for diabetic people. There are reports that P. juliflora pods are used in preparing bread, sweets, syrup and coffee. The pods must be processed to improve the flavour. Sugars and sweeteners can be produced from the pods.

There are some less common ones where you can eat the flowers, etc (Hibiscus tilaceus, Madhuca longifolia)

Otherwise mostly fruits or nuts, very few trees have edible leaves.

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Tropical Tree Seed Manual

gorav — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:20:03 GMT

http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm

Good information on a lot of species, and good botanical info - propagation, identification, etc.

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Great website for Tropical Forages

gorav — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:00:41 GMT

http://www.tropicalforages.info/index.htm

Their species factsheets are very useful:

http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/index.htm

Their species selection tool appears useful, but may require a fast connection

http://www.tropicalforages.info/Forages.html

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Home gardens

jeff — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:22:09 GMT

UNICEF created a great home garden handbook. You can view and download the document at:

http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/JF/414/05-226.pdf

Forum: Agroforestry Systems

TFTF March 2009 E-newsletter

jeff — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:36:09 GMT

Check out the latest news at:

http://campaign-archive.com/?u=11dec6f230f54255605ff8178&id=3523468984

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Technical Nursery Manual for Latin America and Caribbean

gorav — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:43:23 GMT

http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/1409

From USDA, Puerto Rico. Excellent resource, very detailed.

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Publicaciones de Inters

gorav — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:50:26 GMT

http://www.agroforesteriaecologica.com/index.php?section=16

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WikiVerde

gorav — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:21:56 GMT

WikiVerde is a resource with an international viewpoint on issues concerning the environment and sustainable living. WikiVerde encourages people from around the globe to share their views on everything from alternative energy to recycling to organic food and natural health. We hope that readers will leave having a better understanding of how our species can help to protect our environment, as opposed to focusing on the policies of individual nations or local governments.

http://wikiverde.org/index.php/Main_Page

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World Vegetable Center

gorav — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:29:52 GMT

Website has training materials on vegetable production, and they have offices in E. and W. Africa, India, and Asia.

Training materials: http://www.avrdc.org/LC/home.html

General information: http://www.avrdc.org/about.html

-Gorav

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MORINGA NURSERY ESTABLISHMENT

Beesmate — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:28:10 GMT

I am in the process of starting my nursery for Moringa. It is the middle of the rain season here in Zambia, and I wish to know from those who have done this before whether it is the right time or not. If it is okay, what method would be more appropriate?

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