Food forest backyard

Food forests are all the rage, and they have many homeowners digging up their lawns to plant micro-farms in the back yard. But, what is a food forest, and how do you start one? A

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

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

Get ready to create your own seven-layer forest garden! Food forests are life-filled places that provide habitat for wildlife and food for humans.

Diagram I originally made for the Oikos print catalog, but which Ken wasn't interested in including, showing the main layers of a multidimensional forest garden ecosystem.

So you want to design and plant a food forest. But which type of food forest is right for you? Click and find out which type is right for you.

A food forest is all about borrowing the best elements of a forest to create a self-sustaining, healthy food garden to feed you for years to come.

How we started building our cold climate food forest

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