Firouzan Food Forest + Nursery
@firouzanfoodforest.bsky.social
Permaculture food forest gardening, native species preferred, in Buffalo, NY, unceded territory of the Seneca Nation
2026 growing season underway: Copper Chinkapin (castanea pumila), an open-pollinated nativar of Allegheny Chinkapin, known for its heavy nut production, winter hardiness, and compact size. Easy to crack with a chewy sweetness akin to coconut; excellent nut-production option for small spaces.
December 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
2026 growing season underway: Copper Chinkapin (castanea pumila), an open-pollinated nativar of Allegheny Chinkapin, known for its heavy nut production, winter hardiness, and compact size. Easy to crack with a chewy sweetness akin to coconut; excellent nut-production option for small spaces.
Seed processing:
💫The elegant textures and patterns of butterfly weed (asclepias tuberosa)
💫Meet the vibrant mother plant
💫A good handful from 3 or 4 pods
💫Hoping this next generation of splashy orange flowers will have finds their way into gardens and easements and food forests throughout Buffalo.
💫The elegant textures and patterns of butterfly weed (asclepias tuberosa)
💫Meet the vibrant mother plant
💫A good handful from 3 or 4 pods
💫Hoping this next generation of splashy orange flowers will have finds their way into gardens and easements and food forests throughout Buffalo.
November 2, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Seed processing:
💫The elegant textures and patterns of butterfly weed (asclepias tuberosa)
💫Meet the vibrant mother plant
💫A good handful from 3 or 4 pods
💫Hoping this next generation of splashy orange flowers will have finds their way into gardens and easements and food forests throughout Buffalo.
💫The elegant textures and patterns of butterfly weed (asclepias tuberosa)
💫Meet the vibrant mother plant
💫A good handful from 3 or 4 pods
💫Hoping this next generation of splashy orange flowers will have finds their way into gardens and easements and food forests throughout Buffalo.
American persimmon (diospyros virginiana) fresh off the tree. Found these sweet, richly flavored beauties while walking around my neighborhood. There's no good reason we aren't all harvesting fruits and nuts from native trees and shrubs lining our sidewalks.
October 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
American persimmon (diospyros virginiana) fresh off the tree. Found these sweet, richly flavored beauties while walking around my neighborhood. There's no good reason we aren't all harvesting fruits and nuts from native trees and shrubs lining our sidewalks.
I am growing a favorite spice I encountered while living in Jerusalem: habat al-barakah, ketzach, black cumin.
Before another seed pod forms, before it swells, before it dries: End the genocide. Feed Gaza. Free Palestine.
#GazaUnderAttack #Gazaisstarving #FreePalestine
Before another seed pod forms, before it swells, before it dries: End the genocide. Feed Gaza. Free Palestine.
#GazaUnderAttack #Gazaisstarving #FreePalestine
July 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I am growing a favorite spice I encountered while living in Jerusalem: habat al-barakah, ketzach, black cumin.
Before another seed pod forms, before it swells, before it dries: End the genocide. Feed Gaza. Free Palestine.
#GazaUnderAttack #Gazaisstarving #FreePalestine
Before another seed pod forms, before it swells, before it dries: End the genocide. Feed Gaza. Free Palestine.
#GazaUnderAttack #Gazaisstarving #FreePalestine
Garlic harvest.
From scapes to heads to seed garlic to pest protection, garlic is a particularly generous food forest member.
Now to hang these in a shady spot with excellent air circulation to cure for 2-3 weeks.
#foodforest #permaculture #ediblelandscape #gardening #eatyourlawn
From scapes to heads to seed garlic to pest protection, garlic is a particularly generous food forest member.
Now to hang these in a shady spot with excellent air circulation to cure for 2-3 weeks.
#foodforest #permaculture #ediblelandscape #gardening #eatyourlawn
July 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Garlic harvest.
From scapes to heads to seed garlic to pest protection, garlic is a particularly generous food forest member.
Now to hang these in a shady spot with excellent air circulation to cure for 2-3 weeks.
#foodforest #permaculture #ediblelandscape #gardening #eatyourlawn
From scapes to heads to seed garlic to pest protection, garlic is a particularly generous food forest member.
Now to hang these in a shady spot with excellent air circulation to cure for 2-3 weeks.
#foodforest #permaculture #ediblelandscape #gardening #eatyourlawn
Mid-July harvest:
Feverfew
Fig leaves
Ground cherries
Gooseberries, Pixwell and Captivator
Red Lake Currants
Black Consort Currants
#foodforest #ediblelandscape #berries
Feverfew
Fig leaves
Ground cherries
Gooseberries, Pixwell and Captivator
Red Lake Currants
Black Consort Currants
#foodforest #ediblelandscape #berries
July 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Mid-July harvest:
Feverfew
Fig leaves
Ground cherries
Gooseberries, Pixwell and Captivator
Red Lake Currants
Black Consort Currants
#foodforest #ediblelandscape #berries
Feverfew
Fig leaves
Ground cherries
Gooseberries, Pixwell and Captivator
Red Lake Currants
Black Consort Currants
#foodforest #ediblelandscape #berries
Berry season continues:
Raspberries
Blackberries
Black currants
Red currants
Raspberries
Blackberries
Black currants
Red currants
July 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Berry season continues:
Raspberries
Blackberries
Black currants
Red currants
Raspberries
Blackberries
Black currants
Red currants
When wildlife starts wondering why *you're* here.
Capturing a photo of baby rabbit stretched out under a red currant bush; look up to a doe 5 yards away.
Trade lawns for functioning ecosystems.
Capturing a photo of baby rabbit stretched out under a red currant bush; look up to a doe 5 yards away.
Trade lawns for functioning ecosystems.
July 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
When wildlife starts wondering why *you're* here.
Capturing a photo of baby rabbit stretched out under a red currant bush; look up to a doe 5 yards away.
Trade lawns for functioning ecosystems.
Capturing a photo of baby rabbit stretched out under a red currant bush; look up to a doe 5 yards away.
Trade lawns for functioning ecosystems.
Scapes upon scapes.
Garlic is a fantastic crop for fitting into odd spaces: between containers, under a tree swing, at the base of fruit trees--so long as they get full sun and minimal competition.
#foodforest #gardening #permaculture #forestgarden
Garlic is a fantastic crop for fitting into odd spaces: between containers, under a tree swing, at the base of fruit trees--so long as they get full sun and minimal competition.
#foodforest #gardening #permaculture #forestgarden
June 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Scapes upon scapes.
Garlic is a fantastic crop for fitting into odd spaces: between containers, under a tree swing, at the base of fruit trees--so long as they get full sun and minimal competition.
#foodforest #gardening #permaculture #forestgarden
Garlic is a fantastic crop for fitting into odd spaces: between containers, under a tree swing, at the base of fruit trees--so long as they get full sun and minimal competition.
#foodforest #gardening #permaculture #forestgarden
Elderberry, serviceberry, blue flag iris, gooseberry
#agroecology #permaculture #bloomscrolling #gardening
#agroecology #permaculture #bloomscrolling #gardening
June 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Elderberry, serviceberry, blue flag iris, gooseberry
#agroecology #permaculture #bloomscrolling #gardening
#agroecology #permaculture #bloomscrolling #gardening
Serviceberry season, June's generous gift. Robin Wall Kimmerer teaches from amelanchier that all flourishing is mutual. Commitment to mutual flourishing opposes the delusional bloodlust of war.
June 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Serviceberry season, June's generous gift. Robin Wall Kimmerer teaches from amelanchier that all flourishing is mutual. Commitment to mutual flourishing opposes the delusional bloodlust of war.
Introducing: pineapple quince, our latest addition to the food forest. Recommended as highly productive, disease and pest resistant, and compact, quince can be an excellent option for smaller growing spaces. We've nestled it below a mature maple, alongside evergreens, and above a blueberry patch.
June 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Introducing: pineapple quince, our latest addition to the food forest. Recommended as highly productive, disease and pest resistant, and compact, quince can be an excellent option for smaller growing spaces. We've nestled it below a mature maple, alongside evergreens, and above a blueberry patch.
Stella cherry; heavy fruit set this year.
Half for the birds, half for humans.
Half for the birds, half for humans.
June 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Stella cherry; heavy fruit set this year.
Half for the birds, half for humans.
Half for the birds, half for humans.
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Does this count as a cue to care?
June 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Does this count as a cue to care?
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Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
June 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
June 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Three strategies for forest gardening with heavy deer pressure:
-Layer tall edible species behind barrier plants that absorb the browse;
-Leave last year's growth as a physical deterrent;
-Tolerate sustainable browsing
#forestgarden #foodforest #permaculture #ediblelandscape #greensky
-Layer tall edible species behind barrier plants that absorb the browse;
-Leave last year's growth as a physical deterrent;
-Tolerate sustainable browsing
#forestgarden #foodforest #permaculture #ediblelandscape #greensky
June 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Three strategies for forest gardening with heavy deer pressure:
-Layer tall edible species behind barrier plants that absorb the browse;
-Leave last year's growth as a physical deterrent;
-Tolerate sustainable browsing
#forestgarden #foodforest #permaculture #ediblelandscape #greensky
-Layer tall edible species behind barrier plants that absorb the browse;
-Leave last year's growth as a physical deterrent;
-Tolerate sustainable browsing
#forestgarden #foodforest #permaculture #ediblelandscape #greensky
Sweetshrub (calycanthus) + Sweetgrass
Just planted sweetgrass grown from seed to form a soft landing around two sweetshrubs, which we prize for their beauty, deer resistance, and evocative fragrance. New suckers pushing up this year.
#nativeplants #greensky
Just planted sweetgrass grown from seed to form a soft landing around two sweetshrubs, which we prize for their beauty, deer resistance, and evocative fragrance. New suckers pushing up this year.
#nativeplants #greensky
May 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Sweetshrub (calycanthus) + Sweetgrass
Just planted sweetgrass grown from seed to form a soft landing around two sweetshrubs, which we prize for their beauty, deer resistance, and evocative fragrance. New suckers pushing up this year.
#nativeplants #greensky
Just planted sweetgrass grown from seed to form a soft landing around two sweetshrubs, which we prize for their beauty, deer resistance, and evocative fragrance. New suckers pushing up this year.
#nativeplants #greensky
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"The chatbot’s instructions tell it to “de-emphasize the climate catastrophe narrative,” to focus on “real pollution, not CO2.” The bot is told to frame these arguments in the most reasonable possible way"
"chatbots are useless" is wrong. They're very, very useful, for a certain kind of person:
"chatbots are useless" is wrong. They're very, very useful, for a certain kind of person:
A weaponized AI chatbot is flooding city councils with climate misinformation
Internal instructions accessed by Canada’s National Observer show that the chatbot produces tailored scripts, petitions, reports and even speeches for council chambers. The messaging is all framed to ...
www.nationalobserver.com
May 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"The chatbot’s instructions tell it to “de-emphasize the climate catastrophe narrative,” to focus on “real pollution, not CO2.” The bot is told to frame these arguments in the most reasonable possible way"
"chatbots are useless" is wrong. They're very, very useful, for a certain kind of person:
"chatbots are useless" is wrong. They're very, very useful, for a certain kind of person:
Growing in-ground figs in zone 6b, Buffalo, NY:
This winter was the coldest in several years, so we got to see how well our in-ground Chicago Hardy, Brown Turkey, Desert King, and VdB would overwinter. Here's what we learned (in alt text):
#ediblelandscape #forestgarden #permaculture #foodforest
This winter was the coldest in several years, so we got to see how well our in-ground Chicago Hardy, Brown Turkey, Desert King, and VdB would overwinter. Here's what we learned (in alt text):
#ediblelandscape #forestgarden #permaculture #foodforest
May 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Growing in-ground figs in zone 6b, Buffalo, NY:
This winter was the coldest in several years, so we got to see how well our in-ground Chicago Hardy, Brown Turkey, Desert King, and VdB would overwinter. Here's what we learned (in alt text):
#ediblelandscape #forestgarden #permaculture #foodforest
This winter was the coldest in several years, so we got to see how well our in-ground Chicago Hardy, Brown Turkey, Desert King, and VdB would overwinter. Here's what we learned (in alt text):
#ediblelandscape #forestgarden #permaculture #foodforest
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NYC wants to turn vacant lots into pocket parks https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-wants-to-turn-vacant-lots-into-pocket-parks
NYC wants to turn vacant lots into pocket parks
Busted vacant lots like this one could become a little park under a plan pitched by Mayor Eric Adams.
Mayor Eric Adams pitched the plan as part of next year's city budget. [ more › ]
gothamist.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
NYC wants to turn vacant lots into pocket parks https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-wants-to-turn-vacant-lots-into-pocket-parks
Front yard food forest guild: around 10 varieties of currants and gooseberries, elderberry, rhubarb, asparagus, white alpine strawberries, feverfew, echinacea, butterfly weed, and columbine.
New dead-hedge fence for the deer, rabbits, and groundhog.
#ediblelandscaping #forestgarden #permaculture
New dead-hedge fence for the deer, rabbits, and groundhog.
#ediblelandscaping #forestgarden #permaculture
May 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Front yard food forest guild: around 10 varieties of currants and gooseberries, elderberry, rhubarb, asparagus, white alpine strawberries, feverfew, echinacea, butterfly weed, and columbine.
New dead-hedge fence for the deer, rabbits, and groundhog.
#ediblelandscaping #forestgarden #permaculture
New dead-hedge fence for the deer, rabbits, and groundhog.
#ediblelandscaping #forestgarden #permaculture
Rain-soaked serviceberry, american plum firstfruits, nannyberry blossoms
#nativeplants #nativegardens #foodforest #permaculture #wny
#nativeplants #nativegardens #foodforest #permaculture #wny
May 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Rain-soaked serviceberry, american plum firstfruits, nannyberry blossoms
#nativeplants #nativegardens #foodforest #permaculture #wny
#nativeplants #nativegardens #foodforest #permaculture #wny
Check out the length of this pawpaw seedling's taproot. Germinate pawpaw seeds in a pot deep enough to accommodate the taproot that will have formed by the time any top growth is visible.
#nativeplants #nativenurseries #foodforest #permaculture #wny
#nativeplants #nativenurseries #foodforest #permaculture #wny
May 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Check out the length of this pawpaw seedling's taproot. Germinate pawpaw seeds in a pot deep enough to accommodate the taproot that will have formed by the time any top growth is visible.
#nativeplants #nativenurseries #foodforest #permaculture #wny
#nativeplants #nativenurseries #foodforest #permaculture #wny