Welcome to Gaia! ::

Howdy folks, I know it's been a while since you've last seen me (so some of you may figure that I'm just a new guy). That's because I've been quite busy around college.

Not classes mind you, first year classes are easy as hell. Instead, I've been taking advantage of my free time by doing all sorts of work outside the university. I've gotten involved with community gardens, helped out the local farmer's market, and I've started my own edible landscaping project.

If you're a little bit lost, the concept behind edible landscaping is the incorporation of edible trees, bushes, and vegetables into the landscape for an aesthetically pleasing yet utilitarian landscape. It's a tad bit different from a conventional vegetable garden or a large-scale farm in that such endeavors are more utilitarian. For some folks, they can't see the aesthetics behind rows of the same crops.

For some people, they might find edible landscaping a wild endeavor, but for the radical landscape architecture major it's merely a challenge waiting to be taken on. So, I decided to take the initiative and establish this university organization focused on creating edible landscapes around the university and around local community agencies focused on helping those in need.

So, to kinda ensure that I stay involved with this guild, I thought I'd talk about edible landscaping, and post pictures on this thread as time progresses to show how my own project has evolved. Feel free to ask questions and contribute your own comments. Stay tuned for the first set of pics.

Kale is a great plant for ornamental purposes.

This year i planted 5 blueberry plants in a row. Hopefully they'll fill out into a blueberry hedge of sorts.

I was wondering what was going on with you! We lost all the fruit trees and grapes last year----just can't kill the blackberries, or the native stuff. So I will be watching for those pictures!