Forest farming

Harvesting wild food from the forest goes back to the beginning of civilization. But recently, interest in edible and medicinal wild plants has been…

Forest Farming: Savanna Institute

Last week was a huge journey for me in terms of learning how to grow things, types of gardens, different gardening… by bearone

You don’t need to clear out forestland to have a productive farm. These crops actually prefer the forest shade.

Permaculture food forests are autopilot gardens that need little human intervention except in the beginning. Here's how to build one.

Plant guilds are an important aspect of permaculture design. Food forest garden design examples, plant guild examples & the 7 layer food forest

A food forest is an edible landscape designed to mimic nature, providing abundant, sustainable yields of fruit, nuts, herbs, and vegetables

Want to witness the magic of the mini-forest? When you practice The Miyawaki Method, a unique approach to reforestation, you'll see an empty lot or backyard transform into a biodiverse forest before your very eyes. The following is an excerpt from Mini-Forest Revolution by Hannah Lewis. It has been adapted for the web. Photo Credit:

Growing up, I was never too fond of mushrooms. To me, their only purpose was to ruin a perfectly good pizza. As I got older, I started to warm up slightly toward raw button mushrooms in salads – wi…

Everyone can imagine something of the concept of a food forest. And usually, it is a somewhat romantic, paradisiacal image that also strongly resembles what the...