holly wildcroft

Thanks, for your input, Terry. I look forward seeing updates on that from you!

Kyrt, I have apple, plum, and apricot trees, the bottom of the canopy is at about 5-7 feet, just high enough to walk under. I guess I could plant AO and keep it short? Yes our rainfall is less than 18in a year, but we irrigate once a week during the growing season. I don't mind having to prune it, I just don't want to plant something that is going to destroy my orchard.

Thanks all for your input. I'm located in southeastern Idaho, I don't know if AO is native... I will do some research. I do know that russian olive grows all over here. Some like it, some hate it. Do any of you know of some smaller n-fixers? I have clover and comfrey (not a n-fixer, I know, but good for fertilizer as a mulch) growing now, but I'd like to plant something under or between my existing fruit trees(for n-fixation and predatory insect habitat), and space is limited.
Thanks in advance!

I'm hoping to hear from those of you who are growing food in a forest design, and have experience with autumn olive(autumnberry). I have a 2 acre orchard/garden/farm and I'm wanting to plant some n-fixers but I don't have space for plants that want to spread like crazy. I also don't want to start a war with the farmers around me should the plants spread to the fields around me via bird poo. Is this something I should be worried about?

Thank you, Luke! Good info. I'm hoping to grow nuts and legumes for them in the future. We are just getting started on a new property. Slow food is, indeed, slow! Haha looking forward to having homegrown pork again! And these pigs seem like a good homestead breed. Thanks for the input!

Thank you for responding! That is great to hear and very helpful. We have a small property, 2 acres, so it will be small scale. I'm hoping to be able to grow squash and beets etc. for them in the future, but for this season we will have to buy some feed to finish them up.
Good luck with your hogs!

Anyone here ever raised Red Wattle Hogs? We are considering raising them, and I'm wondering what percentage of their food can be foraged so we can get an idea for how much feed we will need to buy to supplement. They are a rare breed so it is difficult to find information. Any other tips you have to offer from experience with this breed would be appreciated as well. We have raised pigs but not RW.