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 Post subject: Plants For A Future
PostPosted: Aug 4th, '11, 11:21 
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Not sure if this has been presented here before, or even of it's particular applicability to AP, but I thought I'd share this excellent site...

http://www.pfaf.org/user/default.aspx

Cataloging some 7000+ species of plant, many lesser known, from the most edible to the most medicinal, the project was founded by (aptly-named) botanical pioneer Ken Fern, who also distilled his knowledge into a fine book on the field, and was also one of the subjects of a wonderful documentary on sustainable food gardening in England, which can be seen in full here.


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 Post subject: Re: Plants For A Future
PostPosted: Aug 4th, '11, 17:37 
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Good find. Makes for some excellent reading (and watching).


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PostPosted: Aug 5th, '11, 01:19 
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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excellent, thanks

and this...does everyone know about wikispecies? I use it but wonder if the rest of the world knows about it. Just thought you might be interested.


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PostPosted: Aug 9th, '11, 20:20 
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Had that one bookmarked for some years now, very handy reference.
There’s another good one for you, although not as extensive - http://downtheplot.com/index.php


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