Forest
Gardens are sustainable, low input, high yield resources which have
been implemented in spaces ranging from small backyards to larger
communal spaces and schools.
It would be a challenge to meet all our needs from a forest system in the UK, because of where we are in relation to the sun and we need a lot of light in this part of the globe to grow carbohydrates.
Forest gardens and larger scale agroforestry systems work well with smaller scale food growing and create habitat for wild life, microcliates and can be edible hedges around small open spaces for annuals or staples.
A series of
guilds or plant communities are the main elements of a forest garden, with open planted herb ground cover or paths in between the plant groups, and can be repeated in
principle to any scale including small gardens and yards.
Fruit
trees, shrubs, climbers, ground cover perennials, herbs and roots make
up a guild. Each element participates in a network of multiple positive
relationships, like an eco system.
Apart from harvesting the only significant time commitment is the task of mulching.
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