A Food and Medicine Forest in Suburbia-Plant Friends Permaculture!

June 26th Regenerate Whatcom/Whatcom Permaculture met in Jeanette’s food and medicine forest in a suburban neighborhood! Driving to her home one drives through manicured lawns and neat bushes and trees. 11 years ago, Jeanette’s lawn was the same-now it is home to hundreds of plants that offer food and medicine. Jeanette happens to like really large plants-so it is quite something to walk through-packed from the ground up and over our heads in many places.

Jeanette is the founder of Plant Friends Permaculture, a 10 year old suburban edible and medicinal garden featuring
fruit trees and shrubs, perennial vegetables, medicinal herbs, and pollinator plants.

Jeanette’s Garden is generous-we nibbled our way through the front and back food forests. And, Jeanette is generous as well-she holds a wealth of knowledge and passion.

Thank you for sharing the beautiful, amazing land you are stewarding and your generosity with your knowledge.
Jeanette has upcoming classes and immersions-you can check them out on Plant Friends Permaculture.

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Cory Sevin

Cory holds an MSN in nursing, a foundation for a 45-year career developing and leading teams to apply innovative designs, improving care to be more generative and life-giving to those giving and receiving care. This desire to help create environments where all beings can thrive continues to be a directional force in her life. Cory brings passion, a lifelong love of nature, skills in whole-systems thinking, and skills in applying improvement science to everyday issues. Cory has gained other skills-such as leading change, project management, and admin skills after years in a professional capacity.

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