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I live in zone 5a. I have a couple of spots I can put them. One is along the fence with large pine trees shading it from the west. Another location is along our garage where they would get full sun. I know about what soil they like but is there a “best” location for them?

Hi all! I’m in Zone 6b, ecoregion 83 living in Rochester, NY. I’m hoping to expand my existing no mow situation to this patch (pictured) and start a fruit tree guild. The front of our house is pretty much our only sunny patch, so I’ve love to get some edibles in there.

This is my first guild and would appreciate any insights, especially for this relatively compact patch that will definitely be in view of neighbors and passersby.

I’m thinking serviceberry, coneflower, bee balm, rhubarb, strawberries, and thyme. I’d love to attract more birds (lots of goldfinches and robins on our block) and pollinators. I’m curious about currants or blueberries, but don’t want to overwhelm the space. That said, I love a layered look. I’m also looking into a natural looking bird bath, but recognize I’ll need to plant some herbaceous plants to create more privacy.

I’d appreciate any advice or things to keep in mind.

Bonjour à tous, Je me permets de partager ici un projet qui me tient à cœur, avec l’envie d’avoir des retours sincères, des idées, ou simplement voir si cela résonne.

Avec mon conjoint, on est en train de créer un lieu de ressourcement pour couples, dans un cadre naturel, avec une approche à la fois écologique, humaine et sensible.

Le lieu comprendra :

• Des hébergements en yourtes (ou habitats légers)

• Un potager en permaculture, au cœur du lieu

• Une cuisine végétarienne engagée, nourrie par nos récoltes

• Des ateliers pour les couples : thérapie de couple, communication non violente, jardinage, cuisine, etc.

L’idée est d’offrir un espace de reconnexion, à soi, à l’autre, et à la nature. C’est un projet un peu hybride entre écotourisme, développement personnel, et engagement écolo. On le lance sur Ulule pour amorcer le financement des premières structures.

Je suis preneuse :

• de retours sur l’idée

• de conseils si vous connaissez ce type de projet

• ou même simplement de ressentis : est-ce que ça vous parlerait ? (Lien Ulule si certains veulent y jeter un œil : fr.ululr.com/piton-lamour/ )

Merci d’avance pour votre lecture, vos réactions, même critiques, sont bienvenues !

How Modern Agriculture is Draining Our Resources and Destroying the Planet.

https://youtu.be/OFMBl6NYDRk

I’m a software developer and i have some experience in building LLM chatbots and agents and i’m very interested in regenerative agriculture. I’ve seen multiple complaints and discouragement of using chatbots for permaculture and any soil or botany science related topics here and on the r/botany sub , which is justified of course, most of the complaints i have seen were in regards to hallucinations made by the chatbots that resulted in false information being given to the users. Based on my understanding, I think these issues happen usually because of a combination of factors, using a “not optimal” chatbot for this kind of use case and some bad prompt engineering practices from the users themselves and the cutoff dates of the training data or the training data not including very specific scientific information, which are all technically solvable problems. What i have seen repeatedly is that these kinds of issues usually discourage people from using these kinds of tools and missing out on their profound benefits.

So i’m looking to brainstorm some ideas for a direction to create a chatbot or agent based app that would be beneficial regenerative agriculture. With all of the emmitions created by the data centers hosting this type of technology , and most use cases pointed towards maximizing profits and exploiting the market further , i think some of us should focus on building something that would at least contribute in however small of a scale to atleast counteract the damage done by this type of technology, since it does have the potential for alot of good.

Sorry for the long rant😅😅

Let me know if you have any ideas!

If an app results from these ideas, it will be either open sourced or hosted as a free for use app(if we find a sponsor to cover hosting and maintenance costs), i’m also open for colabs .

Edit: I get why people are not taking this question very well but i still think the discussion is worth it.

Thanks!