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Plants For A Future (PFAF) is an online not for profit resource for those interested in edible and useful plants of temperate regions. The project currently has two sites in the South West of England
England

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 where many of the plants are being grown on a trial basis, and maintains a small mail order catalogue.

The website contains an online database
Database

A database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system. The structure is achieved by organizing the data according to a database model....
 of over 7000 plants that can be grown in the UK, the data is created/collated by Ken Fern, it was programmed and is maintained by Rich Morris, and can be either used online free of charge, or downloaded for a small sum.

Fern has also published a book detailing many of the plants featured in the database.








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Plants For A Future (PFAF) is an online not for profit resource for those interested in edible and useful plants of temperate regions. The project currently has two sites in the South West of England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 where many of the plants are being grown on a trial basis, and maintains a small mail order catalogue.

The website contains an online database
Database

A database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system. The structure is achieved by organizing the data according to a database model....
 of over 7000 plants that can be grown in the UK, the data is created/collated by Ken Fern, it was programmed and is maintained by Rich Morris, and can be either used online free of charge, or downloaded for a small sum.

Fern has also published a book detailing many of the plants featured in the database.

See also


  • Postcodes Plant Database
    Postcodes Plant Database

    The Postcodes Plant Database is a UK resource for identifying locally native plant and species based on UK postcodes, hosted by the Natural History Museum in London, it can be used to determine what to plant in conservation schemes....
     - Another online useful plant database


Further reading


  • Plants for a Future: Edible and Useful Plants for a Healthier World by Ken Fern, published by Permanent Publications
    Permanent Publications

    Permanent Publications is a United Kingdom based business that specialises in the publication and distribution of books related to permaculture. The company also produces the quarterly Permaculture Magazine....
     ISBN 1-85623-011-2


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