Food Forests NZ

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Food forests and forest gardens are promoted through permaculture . This forum is for those who are growing or would like to grow one in their property.

Website: http://www.sces.org.nz
Location: Riverton
Members: 155
Latest Activity: Mar 23

Click on Robyns icon to see pictures of her Southland Food forest.
Finally our 'Welcome to the Food Forest' 8 minute movie can be watched on line. It is a great introduction to permaculture and our Centre. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY2_17NTd7Q]]

Filmed autumn 2016 - 8 minutes of our forest garden this season

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRRRElhYbXE

Filmed spring 2016 - 20 minutes of our forest garden with some great drone footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GJFL0MD9fc&t=543s

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Barrier plants. 4 Replies

I've been looking at barrier plants, with the idea of 'fencing' off our future food forest area from kikuyu invasion.Came across Vetiver (…Continue

Started by Nathan Rushton. Last reply by Andy Oct 4, 2015.

Nitrogen fixing NON invasive plants 9 Replies

Hi all, Having been exposed to the world of food forests ( friend has a Geoff Lawton dvd). I had a "light bulb" moment and down this merry path my feet carry me. Our land was stripped of …Continue

Started by John Park. Last reply by Nick Rountree Sep 9, 2015.

Perennial vegetables 16 Replies

Hi food forest fans,I thought it would be useful if we created a list of perennial vegetables that would be suitable additions to food forests. It seems one of the benefits of food forests is that…Continue

Started by Wayne Erb. Last reply by Anna Robinson Jul 6, 2015.

Food Forest maintenance 3 Replies

Hello food foresters,Apart from ‘chop and drop’, mowing or scything pathways, and removing branches/trees to let more light in, I haven’t heard many details about what you need to do to keep a food…Continue

Started by Mariana. Last reply by Blockhill Jan 7, 2015.

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Comment by Kali on December 20, 2016 at 12:40am: Absolutely wonderful to see your forest garden Robyn. very inspiring :)

Comment by Robyn Guyton on May 15, 2016 at 11:17am: Filmed autumn 2016 - 8 minutes of our forest garden this season

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRRRElhYbXE

Comment by Debs Butterfield on September 3, 2015 at 8:13am: Hi- really enjoyed the Country Calendar program- it is great to see food forest information in the main stream media. Plus your place looks great!

Thanks Robyn!

Comment by Robyn Guyton on September 3, 2015 at 7:03am: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/ondemand/country-calendar/22-08-2015/series-...

Features our food forest!

Comment by Sarah Walsh on May 12, 2014 at 8:48am: Hi everyone, I have just purchased a half acre with a house on the edge of Hamilton. I heard about food forests from a friend and have been hunting down information for the last couple of weeks. The area where I would like to plant my food forest is a south facing slope with a flat area at the bottom next to a ditch (apparently the flat area does flood sometimes in winter). What I would like to know is, will a 'U' shapped shelter belt, open to the north, still work on a site like this? And if not, does anyone have any reccomendations?

Comment by Stephen McLuckie on November 18, 2013 at 3:19pm: Would you like your Food Forest to be included on a map charting the different projects up & down New Zealand? Please follow the instructions through the link...

http://foodforest.co.nz/mapping-new-zealands-food-forests/

Comment by Mariana on April 8, 2013 at 5:43pm: Please join me in supporting Eric Toensmeier (author of Perennial Vegetables & Edible Forest Gardens) to write his innovative new book Carbon Farming: A Global Toolkit for Stabilizing the Climate with Tree Crops and Regenerative Agriculture. This book is about: the climate change-fighting potential of perennial crops and regenerative farming systems. It is the kind of book the world needs right now! It will also be highly relevant reading for food foresters.

You pre-buy the book or contribute what you can to the kickstarter campaign HERE.

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If we will have the wisdom to survive
to stand like slow growing trees
on a ruined place, renewing it, enriching it
then a long time after we are dead
the lives our lives prepare
will live here.

—WENDELL BERRY

Comment by Karla Evans on November 23, 2012 at 10:51am: Events this week in Southland about relocalising food:

http://ooooby.ning.com/events/localising-food-tour-national-tour-on...

Comment by Andy on November 4, 2012 at 7:36pm: https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/569
The Hawea Flat Domain Food Forest project is now seeking $1,160 to buy the plants for the first 700m² cluster.
Please spread the word.

Comment by James Samuel on July 1, 2012 at 3:59pm: I was wondering if I might find you here Andy :-) Spreading the word and the knowledge. Thank you!