This is what I worked on last night, a coconut palm frond basket. I still need to trim up the ends, but I’m very happy with the results. I’ve always been intrigued by baskets, since they are like a portable pocket, and nothing is handier than a pocket! (Wow, say “pocket” five times…what a funny […]
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My edible trees
per·ma·cul·ture/ˈpərməˌkəlCHər/ Noun: The development of agricultural ecosystems intended to be sustainable and self-sufficient. With no frost (sub-tropical, even), and adequate rainfall here, things grow. And grow. And, well you get the point. If I can only
Pineapples (for freeeeeee?!)
Yesterday was coconut, today is the other non-alcohol half of the piña colada, and another plant that grows well here, the pineapple. In fact, it grows so well here, at one time, Jensen Beach was considered the “Pineapple Capital of the World”.