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Home gardens are a type of forest gardens found in humid areas. They use intercropping to cultivate trees, crops, and livestock on the same land. In Kerala in South India as well as in northeastern India, they are the most common form of land use; they are also found in Indonesia. One example combines coconut, black pepper, cocoa and pineapple.

These gardens exemplify polyculture, and conserve much crop genetic diversity and heirloom plants that are not found in monocultures. There are now efforts to apply a similar concept in temperate climates (forest gardening).

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Authors Ethan
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Created November 9, 2015 by Ethan
Last modified April 30, 2024 by Kathy Nativi
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