What’s Better: A Food Forest or Developed Farmland?

Jul 17, 2023

A food forest incorporates herbs, fruit and nut trees, perennial vegetables, shrubs and vines in dense layers to create a rich matrix of productive land. In comparison, developed farmland is usually free of trees and may support only one crop species at a time. Each...

What are public food forests?

Aug 29, 2022

Imagine a space in your downtown – no matter the size – where fruit is grown. Planners have intentionally planted woody, perennial plants as key components of a community food production system. That’s a public food forest. Public food forests can vary in their...