Food forests

Understanding the Edible Forest Garden Concept In a world where food security is increasingly volatile, creating an edible forest garden stands out not only as a sustainable choice but a necessary step towards self-reliance. The fundamental idea is to mimic natural ecosystems focusing predominantly on trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals that can feed you and

Diagram I originally made for the Oikos print catalog, but which Ken wasn't interested in including, showing the main layers of a multidimensional forest garden ecosystem.

Food Forests, or Edible Forest Gardens, are collections of food plants arranged in mutually supportive patterns similar to those found in natural forests. A team of Permaculture Designers in 2013...

Growing sweet potatoes in a food forest is easy - check out how I did it and see the incredible yields possible with almost NO WORK!

Permaculture, regenerative agriculture, forest gardening, sustainable home restoration, community organizing, edible landscaping: Pathways to plenty.

Some great permaculture posters linked to in this post - including zebras in zone 5. How cool...

(Updated 2020): I've been collecting fabulous vertical gardening ideas for growing your own vegetables, herbs and flowers forever. What was a necessity, then became a hobby and now is a true passion! Hence, it's no surprise that I constantly update this article, adding updated new ideas. Over the last few years, vertical gardening has become

This backyard food forest hosts a diverse planting of fruit trees and berries, with a mixed-species meadow understory to support pollinators and repair soil. Here's what we did.

Converting a weedy, steep Ramona hillside into a water harvesting food forest