Plants for Your Food Forest: Discover how 500 temperate-climate plants can transform your homestead

Unlock the full potential of your temperate garden with Plants for a Future: 500 Temperate Food Forest & Permaculture Plants. This comprehensive 336-page guide showcases 500 edible, medicinal, and utility plants suited to temperate climates. Each entry features a clear botanical illustration, key cultivation tips, and a matrix summarizing edible parts and uses—making it the ultimate companion for homesteaders, food-forest designers, and permaculture enthusiasts who want to create resilient, multi-layered ecosystems that nourish body and soul.

Why It’s Tough Enough for Tough Kraut
• Extensive Plant Catalog:Profiles of 500 species, from perennial staples like Asparagus officinalis to under-utilized gems such as Sea Buckthorn, covering trees, shrubs, vines, herbs, and groundcovers.
• Botanical Illustrations + Summary Matrix:One drawing per plant paired with a concise edible-parts matrix, so you instantly see which fruits, leaves, seeds, or roots are usable and how to process them.
• Climate & Site Adaptation Notes:Hardiness zones, soil pH preferences, moisture needs, and light requirements guide you to the right plant choices for microclimates throughout your homestead.

Proven Finishing Touches
• Trust Signal: Widely recommended by permaculture instructors and garden clubs for its breadth and depth of species coverage.
• User-Friendly Layout: Large A4 format with two-column text and high-contrast illustrations, making both study and field planning a breeze.
• Expert Source: Compiled by the Plants For A Future charity, leveraging decades of ethnobotanical research and contributions from global practitioners.

Why We Love It
This food forest guide aligns perfectly with Tough Kraut’s mission to build regenerative homesteads. We appreciate the combination of scientific rigor and practical know-how—each profile tells you what to plant, where, and why. From staple fruit trees to niche running bamboos, it empowers you to design vibrant food forests that feed the body, heal the land, and foster biodiversity.

Get Yours Now
Transform your land into a thriving temperate food forest with Plants for a Future: 500 Temperate Food Forest & Permaculture Plants. Available on Amazon in your region—purchase via our links.

Specifications
• Author: Plants For A Future (editorial team)
• Year: 2021
• Page Count: 336
• Format: Trade Paperback
• Dimensions: A4 size (21.59 x 0.58 x 27.94 cm / 8.5 x 0.23 x 11 in)
• Item Weight: 327 g / 11.5 oz
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: B096X15DB7
• ISBN-13: 979-8520865087