El Pilar Forest Garden Network

Contact:
Exploring Solutions Past: The Maya Forest Alliance
ford@marc.ucsb.edu
phone: +1 805 893-8191
fax: +1 805 893-7995 attn Ford

Plants of the Forest Garden Database

This database of plants of the forest gardens and milpas of the Forest Garden Network showcases the incredible biodiversity and knowledge of these farmers. Compiled by the non-profit organization Exploring Solutions Past: The Maya Forest Alliance.

Browse by Plant, or by Person.

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Forest Garden Resources

Key Terms and Concepts

Ethnobotany

AgroEcology and Conservation

On Ramon (Brosimum Alicastrum)

Important Links

Pictures come from ESP~Maya archives as well as the following sources:
Atran, S., X. Lois, and E. U. Ek. 2004 Plants of the Peten Itza Maya. Vol 38. Ann Arbor: Regents of the University of Michigan.
www.nybg.org/bsci/belize
hortiplex.gardenweb.com/plants/list_all_families.html
www.rain-tree.com/Plant-Images
www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/gallery/gallery_query.htm - Digital Flora of Texas (DFT)