Food forests

Diagram I originally made for the Oikos print catalog, but which Ken wasn't interested in including, showing the main layers of a multidimensional forest garden ecosystem.

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

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!

Forest gardens, or food forests, are one of the best ways to grow your own food. Create a permaculture forest garden in your backyard!

This post introduces edible native plants in North America, their uses, and cautionary notes and emphasizes native people's historical use.

In a forest, the plants collaborate. They take turns blooming, share space, distribute different nutrients and succeed each other over generations.

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...

A food forest is a low-maintenance, sustainable system that mimics a natural forest ecosystem, with layers of plants that work together.

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.