While the food forest concept has taken off in this country, it’s sometimes hard to understand how to go from a boring lawn to a thriving and productive food forest space. Where do you put a food forest? How much do you plant? Where do you put the pathways? How do you choose the species? It can seem overwhelming and often prevents people from even getting started! That’s why I’m excited to share my video with you today. In it, I cover my five steps for designing a cold climate food forest.
- Goals articulation
- Site observation
- Create a base map
- Zone and sector analysis
- Design on paper
Click the video above to learn more. And, if you want even more guidance, check out my newly released How to Design your Cold Climate Food Forest eBook! In it, I go through this 5-Step process along with providing you with species lists, implementation advice, common mistakes and much more!