Eric Toensmeier's Blog

Here are handouts on a) species that are adaptable to multiple climate challenges and b) practices that help adapt to multiple challenges. Both are oriented to the northeast US.

Hello all, I have two big upcoming events: October 4-6, Perennial Staple Crops. In person in Southampton Massachusetts and including a visit to a chestnut festival. Tasting, hands-on, tours and classes. Register here.  November 16-17, Permaculture Climate Response. Webinar. Learn how to find projected climate impacts for your (or any) region, how to move from […]

Hi all, here’s the fruit of two year’s work on the best plants to attract a wide range of beneficial insects, pollinators, and other desirable organisms to the garden or farm. Here is the article, and a link to the video, feel free to share both. They are also a plug for my upcoming advanced […]

2024 For workshops at the farm we will also offer nursery plants for sale. May 11 Volunteer day at the farm, 10am-1pm. Confirm with Toensmeier [at] gmail.com May 18 Trees with edible leaves With Eric Toensmeier 9am to 3pm At our new demonstration farm, 47 Pequot Rd, Southampton MA 01073 Trees with edible leaves provide […]

I’m pleased to release my new publication, The Status of Oak Breeding and Domestication as Food for People and Livestock. It profiles breeders, “crop champions” of oak domestication, and lists improved cultivars. While it mostly describes work in the US, I provide an update on Spain and South Korea as well, both of which are […]