The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Food Forest

Food Forest

Margaret Roach Interviews Michael Judd on Food Forests

This is a very good interview over at A Way to Garden. Michael’s approach is very similar to mine (except…
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Food Forests in Small Spaces?

Is it possible to create food forests in small spaces? I replied to this comment yesterday on the YouTube channel:Will…
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Robert Hart’s Estimate of Food Forest Size Required to Feed a Family

In his book Forest Gardening, food forest pioneer Robert Hart estimates that a family could be fed from a half-hectare temperate…
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Building a Forest Floor in Five Steps with the Esoteric Science of Throwingthingsonthegroundology

Building a Forest Floor in Five Steps with the Esoteric Science of Throwingthingsonthegroundology 1. Pick your space 2. If the…
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You Can Start A Food Forest Today

Many commenters have appreciated my iterative design approach to food forests, which focuses much more on growing a big ecosystem,…
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Working on Your Food Forest One Little Island at a Time

In the fall and spring we planted some little “vignettes” or “plant guilds” of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants in…
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Plant ’em all and let God sort ’em out

Continuing yesterday’s thoughts:
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Easy Food Forest Design via the “Island Method” of Food Forest Planting

This island-making approach could also be called “tree guilds,” though we’re rather random about the species we plant together, allowing…
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Why do we keep missing the support species?

Every time we plant a food forest project, I make the same mistake. We fail to plant all the support…
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The Way I Plant a Food Forest

Almost four years ago, I planted a tropical food forest – this is how: Start a bunch of plants in…