Tropical–Temperate Fusion Planting
If you’ve ever dreamed of harvesting mangoes and mulberries from the same backyard system, or walking through a food forest...
Turn Your Food Forest Into a Frost Buffer: Smart Canopy and Layout Techniques
If you’ve gardened in Florida for any length of time, you already know that winter is unpredictable. One year, you’re...
Cold-Hardy Champions: The Best Perennial Edibles for a Resilient Food Forest
Even in North Central Florida, where winters are generally mild, the occasional freeze can test your food forest’s resilience. Choosing...
Butterfly Puddlers and Pollinator Havens: Simple Projects to Bring Your Garden to Life
There’s something magical about butterflies dancing in the sunlight. But behind that beauty lies a story of survival — and...
Hugelkultur: How to Build Better Soil, Save Water, Grow Abundantly
I’m always looking for ways to streamline food forest development and maintenance. Initially, I kept compost bins at the back...
How a Food Forest Changed the Way I See ‘Weeds’
When I first started my permaculture food forest, I regularly pulled weeds, waging war against anything that didn’t belong to...
Secrets for a Thriving Food Forest: Wildlife Management Strategies
We work hard on developing a lush food forest in anticipation of bountiful harvests. While we enjoy the process of...
Secrets of Abundance: Companion Planting and Guilds
Companion planting and tree guilds are powerful tools for creating resilient and productive food forests. Nature already has a system...
How to Start a Food Forest: Essential First Steps
What is all the fuss about food forests? What even makes something a food forest? Food forests are organic edible...
Nature’s Growth Rhythm: Why Plants Sleep, Creep, and Leap
“Sleep, Creep, and Leap” is often used by gardeners to describe the development of plants over multiple seasons. This three-phase cycle — commonly associated with perennials, trees, and shrubs — illustrates how plants establish themselves gradually before experiencing significant growth.
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