Biomimcry

Biomimcry

Biomimicry is an approach to innovation that seeks sustainable solutions to human challenges by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies.

Biomimicry Institute

TED Talk: Biomimicry in Action

Mycorrhizal (Tree) Network

Mycorrhizae are symbiotic relationships that form between fungi and plants. The fungi colonize the root system of a host plant, providing increased water and nutrient absorption capabilities while the plant provides the fungus with carbohydrates formed from photosynthesis.

• BBC: How trees secretly talk to each other

• Fungus network 'plays role in plant communication'

• Perma Culture - where the forest is most fertile is on the edges - where the forest turns into a prairie - the "rich client" so to speak; the "edge effect")

• Design from Patterns to Details

Yale: Exploring How and Why Trees ‘Talk’ to Each Other