Kim Taylor

Ellendra Nauriel wrote:Paid to study online? Where do I sign up?

The US military. 😂 Just sign away your rights for a few years. Just to be clear, they don't pay me to do it, but give me money for housing, so... it's basically money for something I'd be paying for anyway.

Hmm, judging by the comments, I should have been more clear. I'm interested in agriculture, but not run-of-the-mill conventional monoculture farming. So, I'm looking for a program (not a major) at a college that would offer this education online. Anyone know if any good programs out there?

What if you could go to any accredited online college for free, and get paid to do it? What college program would you choose?

Wj Carroll wrote:As best I can tell, I see a rose, a holly and a gardenia.

I will be in heaven if there are gardenias out there. I say edible, but I will make an exception for gardenias. Thanks for the book recommendation - I will definitely look into it!

I just moved to northern Georgia, and want to get started on a forest garden. The previous owner turned a large portion of the back yard into a landscaped area, with evergreen trees, blueberry bushes, holly bushes, and some bushes I don't recognize. I'd like to keep the blueberry bushes, remove the holly, and replace with edible plants. The area is on a west-facing hill. Unfortunately, we live in a community with an HOA, so removing the large evergreens may require approval, I have license to remove/replace anything else I like, as long as the area keeps its current footprint. So my questions are:

1) What are these plants (see photos)?
2) What should my first step be in establishing a forest garden?
3) What would you recommend for my area? (Persimmon and Elderberry top my wish list)