Food Forests
A No-Nonsense Guide to Establishing Permaculture Food Forests on Boring Lawns
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This guide is geared towards starting a new forest garden from scratch. It is geared to the west coast of Canada — temperate / cold climate — where my business, Hatchet & Seed Contracting is primarily based.
I hope it can be used to help propagate both more food forests and more food foresters! It is also geared towards Do-It-Yourselfers, on a relatively low budget. Commercial installs do require a much more thorough design planning process. But for those just wanting to get started, I sure hope it helps navigate through the plethora of information out there.
Great job Taylor!
This booklet is an awesome resource. We are just in the process of creating our own food forest as part of our integrated food systems. Our Eco-Sense home has been designed to be part of the surrounding ecosystem where energy water and resources are shared for mutual benefit. A food forest is a natural progression for us as we work towards local resiliency. Food forests are fun, beautiful and fulfilling for our bodies and our minds. Ann
I downloaded the booklet and it seems useful and well written. thanks
What kind of software can people use to make maps with contour lines and be able to use in designing sites?
@Tomas – Use Google Earth into SketchUP to create a precise 3D model and outline of contour lines.
THANKS MATE, NOW IS TIME TO LEARN HOW TO USE IT…
Do you get SketchUp Pro and Google Earth regular? Or you need both Pro versions of this software?