Various Types Of Guilds

COMMENTARY

• Examples of guilds with a single or cluster of trees
• Mulberry Tree guild.
  • Kirstin describes her guild support plants artichokes, garlic, onions, sunflowers and sugar cane
• Guilds can be done with any tree

Creating A Guild

COMMENTARY

• Start with a main tree
• The components include
  • Repeller: Plants that repel insects
  • Supressor: Mulch and other ground cover suppressing weeds
  • Attractor: Flowers that attract beneficial wildlife
  • Fixer: Nitrogen for plant food. Legume based plants
  • Mulcher: Leaf debris from the trees
  • Accumulator: Mines minerals in the soil for the tree

Enjoying Your Guilds

COMMENTARY

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  The abundant benefits of guilds especially as a landscape

• Urban homesteading is a lifestyle
• Abundance lead Kristin to a freeze dried food line side business

RESOURCE

• Kristin’s company Cultivated LLC
• Urban Farm’s Fruit Trees program