#urbanfarming — Public Fediverse posts

@eldersea
A fascinating read, full of ingenuity, notably in response to the Little Ice Age, but lots we could adapt. 🙏🏻 It appears there were some unexpected benefits:

“Peach Walls in Paris
“Initially, fruit walls appeared in the gardens of the rich and powerful, such as in the palace of Versailles. However, some French regions later developed an urban farming industry based on fruit walls. The most spectacular example was Montreuil, a suburb of Paris, where peaches were grown on a massive scale.

“Established during the seventeenth century, Montreuil had more than 600 km fruit walls in the 1870s, when the industry reached its peak. The 300 hectare maze of jumbled up walls was so confusing for outsiders that the Prussian army went around Montreuil during the siege of Paris in 1870.“

#fruitWalls #retroMediterraneanFruitGrowing #peachWallsInParis #urbanFarming

@kim_harding

@eldersea
A fascinating read, full of ingenuity, notably in response to the Little Ice Age, but lots we could adapt. 🙏🏻 It appears there were some unexpected benefits:

“Peach Walls in Paris
“Initially, fruit walls appeared in the gardens of the rich and powerful, such as in the palace of Versailles. However, some French regions later developed an urban farming industry based on fruit walls. The most spectacular example was Montreuil, a suburb of Paris, where peaches were grown on a massive scale.

“Established during the seventeenth century, Montreuil had more than 600 km fruit walls in the 1870s, when the industry reached its peak. The 300 hectare maze of jumbled up walls was so confusing for outsiders that the Prussian army went around Montreuil during the siege of Paris in 1870.“

#fruitWalls #retroMediterraneanFruitGrowing #peachWallsInParis #urbanFarming

@kim_harding

@eldersea
A fascinating read, full of ingenuity, notably in response to the Little Ice Age, but lots we could adapt. 🙏🏻 It appears there were some unexpected benefits:

“Peach Walls in Paris
“Initially, fruit walls appeared in the gardens of the rich and powerful, such as in the palace of Versailles. However, some French regions later developed an urban farming industry based on fruit walls. The most spectacular example was Montreuil, a suburb of Paris, where peaches were grown on a massive scale.

“Established during the seventeenth century, Montreuil had more than 600 km fruit walls in the 1870s, when the industry reached its peak. The 300 hectare maze of jumbled up walls was so confusing for outsiders that the Prussian army went around Montreuil during the siege of Paris in 1870.“

#fruitWalls #retroMediterraneanFruitGrowing #peachWallsInParis #urbanFarming

@kim_harding

@eldersea
A fascinating read, full of ingenuity, notably in response to the Little Ice Age, but lots we could adapt. 🙏🏻 It appears there were some unexpected benefits:

“Peach Walls in Paris
“Initially, fruit walls appeared in the gardens of the rich and powerful, such as in the palace of Versailles. However, some French regions later developed an urban farming industry based on fruit walls. The most spectacular example was Montreuil, a suburb of Paris, where peaches were grown on a massive scale.

“Established during the seventeenth century, Montreuil had more than 600 km fruit walls in the 1870s, when the industry reached its peak. The 300 hectare maze of jumbled up walls was so confusing for outsiders that the Prussian army went around Montreuil during the siege of Paris in 1870.“

#fruitWalls #retroMediterraneanFruitGrowing #peachWallsInParis #urbanFarming

@kim_harding

@eldersea
A fascinating read, full of ingenuity, notably in response to the Little Ice Age, but lots we could adapt. 🙏🏻 It appears there were some unexpected benefits:

“Peach Walls in Paris
“Initially, fruit walls appeared in the gardens of the rich and powerful, such as in the palace of Versailles. However, some French regions later developed an urban farming industry based on fruit walls. The most spectacular example was Montreuil, a suburb of Paris, where peaches were grown on a massive scale.

“Established during the seventeenth century, Montreuil had more than 600 km fruit walls in the 1870s, when the industry reached its peak. The 300 hectare maze of jumbled up walls was so confusing for outsiders that the Prussian army went around Montreuil during the siege of Paris in 1870.“

#fruitWalls #retroMediterraneanFruitGrowing #peachWallsInParis #urbanFarming

@kim_harding

VegPlotter tip: As you add plants to your #vegetablegarden or #allotment plan, check out the Companion plants list in the right menu. It tells you what grows well with what you added. #urbanfarming #homesteading #growyourownfood #allotmentlife #vegetablegardening

VegPlotter tip: As you add plants to your #vegetablegarden or #allotment plan, check out the Companion plants list in the right menu. It tells you what grows well with what you added. #urbanfarming #homesteading #growyourownfood #allotmentlife #vegetablegardening

VegPlotter tip: As you add plants to your #vegetablegarden or #allotment plan, check out the Companion plants list in the right menu. It tells you what grows well with what you added. #urbanfarming #homesteading #growyourownfood #allotmentlife #vegetablegardening

VegPlotter tip: As you add plants to your #vegetablegarden or #allotment plan, check out the Companion plants list in the right menu. It tells you what grows well with what you added. #urbanfarming #homesteading #growyourownfood #allotmentlife #vegetablegardening

VegPlotter tip: As you add plants to your #vegetablegarden or #allotment plan, check out the Companion plants list in the right menu. It tells you what grows well with what you added. #urbanfarming #homesteading #growyourownfood #allotmentlife #vegetablegardening

VegPlotter tip: As you add plants to your #vegetablegarden or #allotment plan, check out the Companion plants list in the right menu. It tells you what grows well with what you added. #urbanfarming #homesteading #growyourownfood #allotmentlife #vegetablegardening