Anni & Tanja were joined on this week’s Sustainable Living Show by Dr. Amanda Pike to discuss her books and Florida food forests.
Dr. Pike is a board-certified therapist, certified educational leader and owner of a two-acre, Florida permaculture farm complete with hundreds of species of edible plants, free-roaming chickens and 26 beehives. She serves as Education Chair and Chapter Representative for the Palm Beach County chapter of the Native Plant Society and is a local 4-H program facilitator. Her food forest currently provides an average of 70% of her family’s daily meals.
Topics discussed:
-Florida food forests and why to implement the food forest model of gardening
-Dr. Pike’s book Transforming Florida Yards and her upcoming cookbook
-cooking with Florida friendly food forests plants
-plants to create a biodiverse and ecological food forest
-perennials
-how this type of growing is more environmentally sustainable
-Dr. Pike’s favorite recipes
and more!
To get in touch or learn more about Dr. Amanda Pike and her books visit her website Pike-Wellness.
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