The way we currently produce our food is damaging both to
ourselves and our planet. There is therefore a need to create
gardens, woodlands and farms which are in harmony with nature.
Natural ecosystems are good models, but many of the plants they
contain are not necessarily edible. What we need is to discover
and grow a wide variety of easily grown perennial and self-
seeding annuals which provide delicious and healthy food, or are
useful in other ways. Plants For A Future is taking part in a
research collaboration with the Permaculture Association
(Britain) to help members of the public, keen enthusiasts and
academics to find out more about sustainable ways of living, and
the plants and other species that can contribute to that. We
would like to explore the use of plants, both native to Britain
and Europe and from temperate areas around the world, suitable
for: the ornamental garden, the edible lawn, shade, ponds,
walls, hedges, agroforestry and conservation. Knowledge about
sustainable lifestyles and useful