Edible| Nature| Design|Abundance
Essential Elements of Creating an Abundant Food Forest
What is a food forest, and what are the benefits of moving beyond lawns?
As I walk by people’s grass-filled front yards, unbeknownst to them, my brain begins sculpting it into a bountiful area of scrumptious, alive, and purposeful possibilities!
I am in the process of implementing the Permaculture Design (PDC) knowledge and skills I have gained as I transform my front yard into a vibrant food forest health-scape alive with numerous types of berries, one or two fruit trees, a hazelnut shrub, vegetables, medicinal plants, various pollinator, insectary, and nectary plants.
What is a Food Forest?
A food forest, which also could be referred to as a forest garden, mimics natural forest patterns.
Verge Permaculture’s definition is a “deliberately designed, site-specific and high yielding perennial plant system for supporting human needs.”
The plants each have multiple uses and functions, such as ground cover, cycling in nitrogen, shading the soil, and providing mulch. They are nurse plants, pest confusers, edible, insectary-providing nourishment for bees, and nectary providing nourishment for…
