explores the concept of public edible forests with a view to supporting its introduction in urban areas.
Food Forest or Forest Gardening is low-maintenance, sustainable, plant-based food production and agroforestry system based on woodland ecosystems, incorporating fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and perennial vegetables which have yields directly useful to humans. Making use of companion planting, these can be intermixed to grow in a succession of layers to build a woodland habitat.
Part I: What is a Food Forest?
Part II: How to start your own Food Forest?
In einem Waldgarten imitiert der Gärtner den Aufbau eines natürlichen Waldes: Der Waldgarten wird in mehreren Schichten, von hohen Bäumen über Kletterpflanzen und Sträucher bis hin zu bodendeckenden Pflanzen und Wurzeln, angelegt. In vielen Fällen verwenden die Gärtner essbare Pflanzen.
