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Chenelle Richards
Durham residents are fighting climate change by planting little forests that are nurturing nature and communities.
Little forests or mini-forests are comprised of diverse native plants packed closely together at a designated site.
The soil is prepared with layers of cardboard, compost and mulch. After three or four months, the plants are put in at different levels and depths to replicate a natural forest.
This method has been coined the Miyawaki Method, after the Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki who designed… [read full article here]
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