Here is an alternative to conventional agriculture: a food forest where 500 edible and medicinal plants and fungi grow in synergy.
The film features a man-made “forest garden” designed to mimic this kind of naturally occurring ecosystem, where fruit and nut trees grow intermingled with shrubs, herbs, vines and a variety of perennial vegetables in a seemingly wild-grown setting. According to National Geographic:2
“U.K.-based Martin Crawford is one of the pioneers of forest gardening. Starting out with a flat field in 1994, his land has been transformed into a woodland and serves as an educational resource for others interested in forest gardening.
This short film by Thomas Regnault focuses on Crawford’s forest garden, which is abundant, diverse, edible and might be one answer to the future of food systems.”
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Permaculture at its Best
Martin Crawford , a UK based permaculturist, created a food forest project that includes 500 perennial edible plant species, which help each other grow and provide maximum resilience. With a maximum of output, the maintenance is minimal. Created is an ecosystem that largely takes care of itself and can feed many people!
Mercola wrote about this project in a recent post. You can find it here:
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