A Food Forest Garden – Part 1

hermanosdeamor on Wed, 8th Jun 2011 4:28 pm 



EDEN´S GARDEN

omoshiroii on Wed, 8th Jun 2011 4:37 pm 



@djohnson1987 the mulch comes from and goes to the same area. Plants draw in carbon dioxide and give out oxygen while holding and storing carbon compounds and some of them are specialised in trapping nitrogen such as legumes family. These carbon and nitrogen materials are transformed to fertility. This is what i think is part of the complex cycle of the whole ecosystem. For a barren or non-fertile area it might be necessary to bring in the fertility from other places.

djohnson1987 on Wed, 8th Jun 2011 5:27 pm 



How is fertility built up in one area via continuous mulching without depleting another area of it’s minerals through harvesting of its plants for mulch?

NerdFangs on Wed, 8th Jun 2011 6:03 pm 



@sukumvit I’m sad to hear that. This garden was a treasure

sukumvit on Wed, 8th Jun 2011 6:30 pm 



@dharmapunk777 Unfortunately Robert Hart is now deceased, and his original forest garden was shamefully left to run to ruin and became an overgrown jungle! There was a move to restore it to it’s former state but I’m not sure whether it came to anything… It is a shame as this site should be kept as a model for forest gardening for future generations!

darkendblu on Wed, 8th Jun 2011 7:04 pm 



I LOVE this idea. Eden wonderful

dharmapunk777 on Wed, 8th Jun 2011 7:07 pm 



When was this video made? Is Mr. Hart still with us? Who will keep this going? I have several friends including myself who are interested in this type of project. I would be devastated to see a project like this be left to ruin.

morningmayan on Wed, 8th Jun 2011 7:30 pm 



Love your vids thank you!

TheShadowlin on Wed, 8th Jun 2011 8:04 pm 



@permascience It is so ridiculous the USDOF policy of removing forest brush to prevent fires… they are ruining forests in long term. And even the common policy of mowing a lawn and throwing the clippings and fallen leaves in a dump is insane…

VonLeachim on Wed, 8th Jun 2011 8:31 pm 



good on you;
though most local authorities would just take them outt …
if there was any ground left visible through concrete that is..

wkjohnston on Wed, 8th Jun 2011 9:10 pm 



@gusterson observe what happens in unused farmland reverting back to nature and natural woods in your area if you can. you will almost certainly find some sort of mulching going on (dead leaves, grasses, etc.) see what happens to this over the course of a year and then go from there. you may be surprised how much mulch actually is going on there, although it may decompose in cycles different from those in england or other places. learning the observation of local nature is always key.

codewalters on Wed, 8th Jun 2011 10:09 pm 



Thanks for sharing . Hope to get more info for tropic zones

deaves2189 on Wed, 8th Jun 2011 10:49 pm 



Awesome stuff! Its a real life garden of Eden. I bet he is a lot of fun at parties too!

nkwheaton on Wed, 8th Jun 2011 10:58 pm 



Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing.

doggy1boy on Wed, 8th Jun 2011 11:57 pm 



what a great man

cenotevenus on Thu, 9th Jun 2011 12:35 am 



thankyou

Ninyae1 on Thu, 9th Jun 2011 12:52 am 



permiescience, cheers for putting this up!

permascience on Thu, 9th Jun 2011 1:35 am 



Mulch is a soil saviour whatever your climatic zone, from the tropics to cool temperate, it works everywhere to reduce evaporation and build soil quality. There are no natural areas except for deserts that don’t have a covering of organic matter and even they can be turned green by the use of it.

gusterson on Thu, 9th Jun 2011 1:54 am 



That’s what I’d like to do. I’ve read some on companion planting, but he takes it so much further in a good way. THe only thing I think wouldn’t work here is the mulch for a dry/warm winter and cool/wet summer! Not here in Ky anyways!! Any suggestions for a change on that?

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