On this 133rd episode of the Root Simple podcast Kelly and I talk to Akiva Silver of Twisted Tree Farm, described in his author bio as a “homestead, nut orchard and nursery located in Spencer, New York where he grows around 20,000 trees a year using practices that go beyond organic.” Akiva’s background is in “foraging, wilderness survival and primitive skills.” He is also the author of Trees of Power: Ten Essential Arboreal Allies (Amazon, library) just published by Chelsea Green. In our conversation we discuss how trees could replace a lot of the staple crops in our diet. During the podcast we also rap about:
- J. Russel Smith Tree Crops (Free download on Archive.org)
- Kat Anderson Tending the Wild
- Mulch, soil and water
- Processing acorns
- Exotics vs. natives – should we learn to love the invasives?
- Tree of heaven!
- Coppicing and pollarding
- Arborist fails and #arboristfails
- How to plant trees
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I was so glad to hear Kelly! We’ve missed your voice!!
Excellent! We moved to a new place last year — approximately 1 acre on the edge of a small town. Our western boundary is a steep treed slope that we are rejuvenating; taking out what we don’t want and planting what we do. Thanks for the great resource!
Really enjoyed the podcast and hearing from Kelly as well. I’m buying Akiva’s book today.