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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133 Trees of Power with Akiva Silver