A forest is highly productive and diverse There are many buzzwords in permaculture — food forest, swale, hugelkultur to name a few. These terms describe techniques that are often considered integral to the practice of permaculture, or even to define it. In the post below I wrote about how it's best to evaluate needs, conditions, and resources before jumping on the bandwagon and implementing elements simply because they're popular. Taking my own advice, I decided to investigate the food forest.
Oh I love "contemplate, encourage, develop". The words you choose to describe something matter. I've also found the way some people implement permaculture is very forced and controlling - me included at times. It's a balancing act, though. I have a willy nilly vege garden that popped after a flood that produces a flabbergasting amount of tomatoes and pumpkin and a few other assortments with no care required. We've then attached a planned vege garden adjacent too it, which is not as abundant but...I can harvest and maintain it easily and it's not slowly taking over the landscape ha ha. I will be keeping both of course. Thanks as always for sharing your experience and reflections.
Because of where I live, I need shade-tolerant plants, which are far fewer than sun-loving plants, which presents a challenge for growing food.
Oh I love "contemplate, encourage, develop". The words you choose to describe something matter. I've also found the way some people implement permaculture is very forced and controlling - me included at times. It's a balancing act, though. I have a willy nilly vege garden that popped after a flood that produces a flabbergasting amount of tomatoes and pumpkin and a few other assortments with no care required. We've then attached a planned vege garden adjacent too it, which is not as abundant but...I can harvest and maintain it easily and it's not slowly taking over the landscape ha ha. I will be keeping both of course. Thanks as always for sharing your experience and reflections.