If you are interested and willing to put energy into establishing a food forest on Waiheke, then this is for you.
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  • Ricardo Valbuena September 6, 2010 at 10:04pm
    Hi People! I am looking for some Bambusa oldhamii, known as giant timber bamboo or Oldham's bamboo. According with some websites it is quite a nice species for this area (non invasive, erosion controller, edible & used for furniture making, suitable for fencing). Is someone using it already?
  • Amy Macaluso April 19, 2009 at 8:58am
    There is a food forest at Unitec in Pt Chev, I visited there a couple weeks ago. I can let you know who to contact soon. It was really informative. Also I visited Nestlebrae Exotics, in Helensville,which isn't exactly a food forest but there are so many food trees there, you wouldn't believe it, and they have a nursery with plants for sale. They give tours there as well. 09 420 7312 www.nestlebraeexotics.co.nz There are more around as well, will fill y'all in when I get the info. Oh also, I am helping to create a subtropical food forest in Matakana at Rainbow Valley Farm, once we get some plants in the ground I'll let you know!
  • Christy Ralphs April 18, 2009 at 10:42am
    Are there any temperate food forest examples in auckland region - or even slightly further afield that coud be interesting to visit? I've seen kay baxters subtropical one in northland.
  • Christy Ralphs March 18, 2009 at 10:09pm
    Thanks for doco the other night James, thoroughly enjoyed, still keen to be part of food forest and would love to do walkabout etc with Richard
  • Eleanor Bauarschi March 17, 2009 at 4:02am
    Hi, have a productive orchard that may wish to become a food forest!
  • James Samuel March 17, 2009 at 12:01am
    Had a chat with Richard Lee just now, and we have come up with a plan. How about we identify 3 or 4 possible sites, then have a walk around one Saturday afternoon with the key people. End with a cup of tea and some Ooooby fruit and a whiteboard session where we do a simple process that ends with a decision on the best location.

    Then we're off! I hope you make it to the cinema tonight to the BBC doco that we are screening. It has more permaculture information that should inspire us to keep moving.
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Swale or No Swale?

I had an unexamined assumption that a food forest was synonymous with swales built on contour. Then I read Richard's comments: "Firstly I think we should be asking, do we want a food forest contour swale system or a food forest without the earth works. Swales are designed to infiltrate water into the landscape, which is probably a good thing on Waiheke through the summer months but during the winter it could mean that landscape below the swale can become waterlogged. Which is something to be…

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Waiheke Food Forest leguminous plants and trees

I have just cleared some space in the bush behind my house. The asparagus fern, tobacco plants and some opportunistic greenery are poised to take over now that sun is coming in. Many questions are now raised. Which plants are best for this situation? Having watched the food forest movie I understand the principles involved, but am uncertain of the details. I will be researching which plants and trees to put in and would appreciate any information shared

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Rob Hopkin's review of Food Forest film

This is a post from Rob Hopkin's blog. It is a look at what Geoff has done, from a Transition Towns view and highlights the importance of this sort of approach to finding ways of "producing food that build soils, feed people, protect soil, lock up carbon and increase our biodiversity". Geoff Lawton is a permaculturist’s permaculturist. As one of the first ‘wave’ of designers and teachers in Australia, he has been implementing and thinking about permaculture for many years, and has become…

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Wish-list for food forest land

After the second (almost full house) screening of The Food Forest film at the cinema, Gary Wilton (bless you Gary) came up to me and asked if we could provide a list of wants for the ideal land for a Waiheke Food Forest. Here's what has come up so far in this discussion, and in conversations I have had with people. Please add more if you think of it, and I will add it here: North Facing - preferable With water - not necessary Already tree'd or only grass - less important, can work with…

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