I do plan to do a little more research on how to apply the principles to a midwestern forested area. In a way, a bare yard would be easier to plan and implement than one already full of trees and ornamental plants. Two years ago I edited a mostly sunny bed (as opposed to the rest of my mostly shady yard) by removing non-essential ornamentals. I left the roses and made pockets around them to plant vegetables such as tomatoes, chard, kale, snow peas, cucumbers and squash. I don't have room to grow a great number of these things but it's a start. I grow a lot of leafy greens and carrots in large pots as well. I'm contemplating adding greens in other garden beds as well but have cabbage moths to contend with.
