S2 E7 - The art of forest gardening

In this episode we talk to economic botanist Andrew Ormerod about the best plants to grow in a forest garden. He's joined by permaculture expert Donal Chambers and Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine district forestry inspector Eugene Curran who has a special interest in agroforestry and the value of permaculture in creating sustainable food systems.  Episode host: Catherine Cleary Episode guests: Andrew Ormerod Donal Chambers Eugene Curran Resources: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Cornwall and South West Fruit Focus Cornucopia Alchemy Transition Town Kinsale The Common Knowledge Centre Regenerate IE Cork College of FET - Kinsale Campus Gubb Farm Hells Kettle Organic Farm New Forest Farm Cornucopia Food Forest Hazel & Davi’s Wicklow CSA Syntropic Agroforestry Green Spaces for Health - Cork City Cork Rooftop Farm Farming For Nature Community Orchard Meitheal The Eden Project Plants for a future PFAF - Plant database The Agroforestry Research Trust Book: Food for Life - Your Guide to the New Science of Eating Well This podcast is produced by the ⁠⁠Irish Agroforestry Forum⁠⁠ and funded by the ⁠⁠Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine⁠⁠ Forestry Promotion Fund. Our hosts are ⁠⁠Catherine Cleary⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Ray Ó Foghlú⁠⁠, with design and production by Karishma Kusurkar from ⁠⁠The Curated Pod⁠⁠ and the project lead is  Maureen Kilgore, Manager of the Irish Agroforestry Forum.