Our Food Forest

Welcome to our food forest! Ok, it’s not very impressive yet. But it will be! Watch as we plant and grow our food forest!. We’ll be growing food in a permaculture approach!
What is a Food Forest?
A food forest is a method of growing food that mirrors how plants grow in a young forest.
With this type of approach, we see many diverse plants mixed together in the same space: tall tress, shorter trees, shrubs, vines, ground cover, mushrooms, etc.
The biodiversity of a food forest helps plants to grow better and stronger and since we are working WITH Nature instead of against it, we create less work for ourselves!
Our Food Forest Plan:
Our food forest is in green on the map here.
Here are some of our plans for this space:
- We would like for our food forest to provide for a variety of our daily needs: fruits, vegetables, nuts, mushrooms, materials, wildlife habitats, and a space for us to play.
- We are considering creating different layouts in the food forest to see what grows best for us: linear food forest, u-shaped food forest, food forest on contour, food forest with swales, etc.
- This space will also be used as an area for us to try new approaches to growing plants and to use as an educational tool to help others learn the best ways to build a sustainable life.

Food Forest Timeline:
Summer 2022

Summer 2022
Pre-Construction
Winter 2024

Winter 2024