Rob Amato (He/Him/His)
@robamato.bsky.social
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Just a part-time smallholder figuring things out.
Just a part-time smallholder figuring things out.
It was through reading some of Martin Crawfords' publications that I got interested in agroforestry/food forests and started experimenting, first on an allotment in the UK, now on a farm in France.
His site is an important living reference and should not be lost in pursuit of a quick profit. 2/2
His site is an important living reference and should not be lost in pursuit of a quick profit. 2/2
March 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
It was through reading some of Martin Crawfords' publications that I got interested in agroforestry/food forests and started experimenting, first on an allotment in the UK, now on a farm in France.
His site is an important living reference and should not be lost in pursuit of a quick profit. 2/2
His site is an important living reference and should not be lost in pursuit of a quick profit. 2/2
The flowers are stunning.
March 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The flowers are stunning.
I do not have the hand-eye coordination to attempt that and am rather fond of having feet... :-D
March 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I do not have the hand-eye coordination to attempt that and am rather fond of having feet... :-D
I have two this year:
A very practical and necessary one for me - daily exercise. I need to move more. Starting with 10 minutes on a rebounder and will build up from there.
The second is meditation. Always wanted to try this but never started. So now I have six weeks of making time for it.
A very practical and necessary one for me - daily exercise. I need to move more. Starting with 10 minutes on a rebounder and will build up from there.
The second is meditation. Always wanted to try this but never started. So now I have six weeks of making time for it.
March 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I have two this year:
A very practical and necessary one for me - daily exercise. I need to move more. Starting with 10 minutes on a rebounder and will build up from there.
The second is meditation. Always wanted to try this but never started. So now I have six weeks of making time for it.
A very practical and necessary one for me - daily exercise. I need to move more. Starting with 10 minutes on a rebounder and will build up from there.
The second is meditation. Always wanted to try this but never started. So now I have six weeks of making time for it.
Congratulations and welcome to the club. 🙃
March 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Congratulations and welcome to the club. 🙃
In the UK (West Sussex and south London), it was rampant and fruited well. Did not taste great though so I have not grown it since (8 years or so). I will try the giant achocha this year as my cooking skills may have caught up enough to make something tasty from it 😄
March 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
In the UK (West Sussex and south London), it was rampant and fruited well. Did not taste great though so I have not grown it since (8 years or so). I will try the giant achocha this year as my cooking skills may have caught up enough to make something tasty from it 😄
I am not aware of a truly local cultivar, though both Kokopelli and Graines Baumaux offer seeds. Like lentils I think they are probably not worth it for home growers.
March 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I am not aware of a truly local cultivar, though both Kokopelli and Graines Baumaux offer seeds. Like lentils I think they are probably not worth it for home growers.
Wow, can you grow these outdoors? They are strictly a tunnel crop here.
March 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Wow, can you grow these outdoors? They are strictly a tunnel crop here.
How did chickpeas do for you? I have read that they tend to be low yielding.
March 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
How did chickpeas do for you? I have read that they tend to be low yielding.
Ooh, I have a grex population of cowpeas to trial this year as well (likely to be very marginal up here). The Dieta lupin cultivar grows well here, so will hopefully do well for you. I am growing black turtle beans again as well. They yield well in any weather.
March 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Ooh, I have a grex population of cowpeas to trial this year as well (likely to be very marginal up here). The Dieta lupin cultivar grows well here, so will hopefully do well for you. I am growing black turtle beans again as well. They yield well in any weather.
In a way yes. She lambed about two weeks earlier but did not bond with her lamb (we brought the lamb in for hand rearing and she is with friends now). She ignored the next lamb to be born but then latched on to this one for some reason.
March 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
In a way yes. She lambed about two weeks earlier but did not bond with her lamb (we brought the lamb in for hand rearing and she is with friends now). She ignored the next lamb to be born but then latched on to this one for some reason.
Bonjour. I don't know if you are on Instagram but if yes, check out this profile. He is working on breeding cold hardy passionfruit amonst other things.
www.instagram.com/imperatorpla...
www.instagram.com/imperatorpla...
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March 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Bonjour. I don't know if you are on Instagram but if yes, check out this profile. He is working on breeding cold hardy passionfruit amonst other things.
www.instagram.com/imperatorpla...
www.instagram.com/imperatorpla...
I love it here so can only encourage you to consider it 🙂
February 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I love it here so can only encourage you to consider it 🙂
They are worth the detour. The family that owns it all speak good English as well, which really helps.
February 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
They are worth the detour. The family that owns it all speak good English as well, which really helps.