Demystifying Nitrogen Fixation to Create a Self-Sufficient Food Forest

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Much of the information in this video came from this book:
Creating a Forest Garden: Working with Nature to Grow Edible Crops by Martin Crawford
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Here is a non-exhaustive list of nitrogen-fixing plants that may work well in your area. However, it's essential to conduct thorough research before planting to ensure that the chosen plant species are appropriate for your region and specific site conditions

1. Leguminous Plants:
* Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
* Soybean (Glycine max)
* Pea (Pisum sativum)
* Lentil (Lens culinaris)
* Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
* Clover (Trifolium spp.)
* Fava Bean (Vicia faba)
* Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
* Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)
* Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa)
* Winter Vetch (Vicia villosa ssp. varia)
* Purple Vetch (Vicia benghalensis)
* Narrowleaf Vetch (Vicia angustifolia)
* Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)

2. Nitrogen-Fixing Trees:
* Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
* Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa)
* Acacia (Acacia spp.)
* Alder (Alnus spp.)
* Caragana (Caragana arborescens)
* Siberian Pea Shrub (Caragana arborescens)
* Mimosa Trees (Albizia julibrissin)
* Peppermint Willow (Agonis flexuosa)

3. Nitrogen-Fixing Shrubs:
* Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
* Siberian Pea Shrub (Caragana arborescens)
* Broom (Cytisus scoparius)
* Lupine (Lupinus spp.)
* Indigo Bush (Amorpha fruticosa)
* Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius)
* False Indigo (Baptisia spp.)
* New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus)
* Ceanothus (Ceanothus spp.)
* Oleaster (Elaeagnus spp.)
* Goumi (Elaeagnus multiflora)
* Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
* Dyer’s Greenwood (Genista tinctoria)
* Bush Clover (Lespedeza spp.)
* Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera)
* Northern Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica)
* Wisteria (Wisteria spp.)

For more information on these and other permaculture topics, I recommend the following books that have been helpful here at Goldifarms:

Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison
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The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming By Masanobu Fukuoka
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Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof
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Humanure Handbook by Joseph Jenkins
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Restoration Agriculture by Mark Stepard
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Permaculture Design: A Step-by-Step Guide Paperback by Aranya
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Sepp Holzer's Permaculture: A Practical Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening by Sepp Holzer
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Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability by David Holmgren
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Natural Way of Farming: The Theory and Practice of Green Philosophy by Masanobu Fukuoka
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Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture by Toby Hemenway
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Chapters
00:00- Goldifarms Inspiration
01:23- Why Nitrogen is important in a garden
02:13- Using plants to enrich soil with nitrogen
02:48- Nitrogen fixation in a nutshell
04:01- How Nitrogen-fixing plants help your food forest
05:30 - Fungi’s role in the food forest
06:20 - Why we don’t till
06:30 - Why nitrogen fixing perennials are wonderful!
07:19 - Nitrogen-fixing plants that may work for you
08:13 - GoldiGlow 🌼