Community Food Forests from around the world
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- Timestamps:
1:39 Geoff Lawton, what is a Food Forest (FF)?
3:14 St. Petersburg EcoVillage FF
4:16 Sherrett FF
5:46 Lakeside FF
7:23 Martin Crawford FF
10:35 Chris Blick
14:28 Rodale Institute
16:32 Chris Blick (cont.)
20:58 Brown's Mill FF
22:48 Picasso FF
24:24 Beacon Hill FF
Chris Blick contact info:
Email: Chrisblick@hotmail.com
Website: www.chrisblickforcouncil.ca
Facebook: chris.blick.for.council
Phone: (905)-
I hope you all enjoy this video, I poured my heart into this one, as it's something I'm super passionate about.
This video talks about 7 amazing community food forest projects around the world. These are just a handful, there are countless others.
I really wanted to do this video because Permaculture to me is about more than woodchips and fruit trees. It's about reversing the path of isolation and destruction that humanity is on. Community-wide open to the public food forests not only help restore nature, not only provide food security and abundance to those who need it the most, it also bonds and ties communities together. Strong communities are possibly the biggest losses that we've seen over the past 100 years. We can do a lot of good by returning to community-wide living and collaboration with the people living around us.
These large scale projects need 2 major things: money and land. Although permaculture systems are regenerative and aren't liabilities but rather assets that CREATE value (literally out of thin air), they DO require investment capital to get started. Getting access to public funding is the most effective way to get these large scale projects in place. And with the state of the world right now, there is an appetite to fund these projects - so lets get busy capturing some of that revenue stream and turning it into food forests.
If you have the time and ability to influence change in your neighbourhood, please consider getting active in politics. This channel is all about creating a legacy, and there's no greater legacy that you can leave than one that permanently improves your entire local community, and provides food to those who need it (both the humans and the natural world).
Peace and love all,
Keith
Sources used in this video:
Geoff Lawton, what is a Food Forest (FF): • The Forested Garden: W...
St. Petersburg EcoVillage Tour by Pete Kanaris: • Tour This 1/4 Acre Urb...
Sherrett FF: / bwujj0bfp--
Lakeside FF: lakesidecommun...
Planting a fruit guild with Joyce Hostyn: vimeo.com/4305...
Martin Crawford FF by National Geographic: • A Forest Garden With 5...
Shot by Thomas Regnault: www.thomasregn..., / dewtownmayor
Rodale Institute: rodaleinstitut...
Brown's Mill FF by Farm Monitor: • Atlanta Mayor Sets Foo...
Picasso FF: www.fruttortipa...
Beacon Hill FF by city stream Seattle Channel: • CityStream: Beacon Foo...
Music Sarox: Si No Me Ves
Erik Satie_ Gymnopedie No 1
All other music: Epidemic Sound.
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Yes!! Systemic change is needed! Loved looking at these big necessary projects!
Thank you. Our macro politics is broken here in the UK, like many places across the world. Our governments aren't coming to save us. We need to do politics from the ground up and start in our local communities. Very inspirational and good luck to Chris.
Exactly. As messed up as state/province and federal government is, local government can often still get things done.
The way we save it, IS through local action. They know that, they've been planning and acting on the local level for at least 20 years.
And vote with your money-hard
Great video. Nice selection of segments. It's really uplifting to know how many people are on-board. Thank you!
Great video....Community Food Forests, Geoff Lawton, my nearby farm Sherrett in Portland, and even some Erik Satie👏👏👏👏
THAT was a 'special' vid Keith, Thank YOU very much! Please keep up the fine and motivating work. Cheers!
Thank you 😊
Once a month community 'festivals' would be a great way to bring people together to sell harvests/plants, swap seeds, do/hear mini-ted talk type things, skill sharing... I would travel for Food Forest Con... if you do this: post it or make an event on Face book or something so I can find it!
Keith, Great video and thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching
Cheers Chris. Hope you win.
Thanks Troy. I appreciate that.
Thank you. We simply cannot resign from society living our dream food forest. We must participate in politics to save the world. Thank you for this extraordinary video. I am inspired. I am volunteering to organize two things 1. an informal network of food foresters interested in local politics for better policies. 2. develop an open catalog of policy changes to push through villages and countries to facilitate more people getting into food foresting. If something like that exists, please let me know so I can join them instead of duplicating it. Otherwise, if you are willing to work on it, volunteer.
I'm not sure something like 2 exists yet. I like the idea of something that small towns can replicate.
@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Let's see if someone here comes forward to volunteer. By the way, thank you for your videos and guidance. My little food forest is now 6 months old.
This was such a SUPERB production… how in the world you chose my fav country in the universe: ITALY!!! to match up to my song I shall eternally be in AWE… thank you for giving the world such inspiration. I truly believe Permaculture is the solution to healing this Earth through community integration. Curiously we just went through another hurricane in Puerto Rico. The island is completely flooded due to the mass destruction of our natural resources. The erosion is terrible… Corrupt politicians are destroying habitats of endangered species like mangroves and sacred mountains that have caves and complex systems impossible to reproduce… we need Permaculture to override this thirst for instantaneous gratification at the expense of priceless life… THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!! 🙌❤🪴☀️
Here’s an example of a farm in Las Marias, Puerto Rico, that uses agroforestry, permaculture and bio-construction to generate food, jobs, education, help for the elderly and for the children… it’s pretty fabulous what they are doing: th-cam.com/video/oeuf-kYAlts/w-d-xo.html
Right now they are leading the rescues in the mountains of their town after the hurricane since the government does the bare minimum. This mini-documentary is done by an independent journalist that also worked & studied with them.
Wow that's so neat, what a coincidence 😀
Thank you Keith for this great video, very inspirational. I am looking into starting my permaculture gardens and your videos have given me so much information. I want to be part of the permaculture mission . God bless
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Awesome! Thanks for the hope and inspiration. I was just talking to my MP yesterday. I've sent Chris a message as you suggested. I would have loved to vote for him if I'd lived locally. :)
Seed and plant swaps are so amazing! I always have cuttings to share and I'd love more cuttings that are known to grow well in my area. Organic farming initiatives to help farmers make the switch are also critical to getting more sustainable and resilient farms. Good luck to Chris in getting into the council!
What an excellent project. Looking forward to more of these vids!
This is beyond amazing thank you so much, I’ve been looking for courses for ages where I am and you posted one in this video! I’ve just booked myself onto their course. I would never have found them if it wasn’t for you! Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️
Yay! Glad to help ☺️
I would love to do this I will do this just not sure about the council part but I will build a good community food forest for that I am proud of along with a seed bank, honesty food stand amd much more also donating food to shelters amd those in need from North Bay ontario and saving for my acreage
land to grow good on
Some of the issues for community gardens that sometimes need resolving are: (Melbourne, Victoria Australia) town planning regulations that don't allow fruit trees and vegetable gardens in the front yards and nature strips. Council gardeners have been known to drench the fruit trees so that they won't fruit. Not allowed to keep farm animals (chickens). For many years it was illegal to catch rainwater. It took a long drought to resolve this issue. (Chihuahua, Mexico) Access to town water and who pays the cost of water? Can the community sell the produce? Toilets? All of these issues can be resolved but they require attention.
If I remember correctly, there was a community food forest strip planted on a boulevard and the city woodchipped the whole thing down. It was something like 5 years old or more. I do think I remember that it was a concern for sight for cars. But to woodchip the whole thing...
@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy I certainly remember a case in Queensland where this happened and it hit the news. In Victoria, it's more subtle. The nearby houses receive an informal note saying that the plants have to be removed. The council employees then find a way to remove them when you aren't likely to be home. They have sometimes been accused of spraying into front yards. One of the gardens that I was involved in in the late 1980s around housing commission flats (I was mainly involved with the upgrade of kitchens and bathrooms) was bulldozed two years ago with a total reconstruction project with the intention of greater density of flats. They didn't realise there was asbestos in the waterproof wall layer and the asbestos fibres went all over the site causing a massive delay to the project. My son tells me that out of the 8 buildings only one is being constructed so far as clean up continues. I have no idea if a community garden is planned as part of the project.
I finally found proof of deep soil mineral accumulators. Arid region phreatophytes. They only work well in certain climate and soil conditions though. The 3 that are most applicable to the majority of the audience here are alfalfa, carob trees, and honey mesquite. The major requirements for them to dig deep into the subsoil, reach the water table, and extract nutrients from there are: at least seasonal aridity with mostly dry summers, and soil that isn’t too acidic. Carob can handle more acidic soil though. Comfrey does not seem to fit this description.
Very inspiring projects. I would love to do something like this in my city one day
If I ever won the lottery this is what I would do.
I thought I had some old T-shirts. Chris has me beat 😂. Great content though. I would love to see similar community gardens in my Township.
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Would be something grand if we could all start one of these in our own community. Sadly few lack the skills required the get something off the ground in a legal/government manner. If you have a website or reading material that would aid in the process of obtaining the rights to just grow a food forest on community land, not even any money to do so, just the rights. Anyway, as always love the content. The Beacon food forest looks like what would serve as an excellent template for some positive steps forward for us all.
I don't know of a book that has that information. Access to this land is entirely the whole reason I advocate for getting involved in politics.
Perhaps have the line that you wish to create a food garden with indigenous plants. It's for preservation of plants and education...
Very exciting projects. Hope you have an opportunity to be involved with a community garden in your area as well (perhaps near the sports centre). There is a need for a compost facility that uses microscopes to ensure that the compost has beneficial microbes, which is also into Korean Natural Farming solutions as a resource for the community garden and other local gardeners. Community gardens are greatly helped when there is technical support and access to seeds.
Just checking in; we haven't heard from you in a while. Know that you are missed! Hoping all is okay and that you are just very busy...harvest season and all! I just got a steam juicer for my Concord grapes, and eventually Cornelian cherries and a have a freeze-dryer arriving on Monday. Exciting times! Be well.
I've been in the hospital with my father. He luckily made it out and is back home now. I have been recovering from a tough patch and will be back making videos soon. Thanks for caring and thinking of us ❤️
@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy I figured that something had happened, but it sounds like the outcome was as good as possible. Please take the time you need. Family and health come first. We love the videos that you make, but the waiting just makes them that much more treasured!
This is an amazing video! I love this! ……. I have so many ideas for Ontario Canada ……..
Beautiful video. Thank you.
It certainly does take money to get even a small piece of land to even begin. City councils need to understand that promoting the idea of both permaculture and food forests would increase the viability of any city. I have seen people use rooftops, boulevards, even fences to start getting a greener city landscape, but far too often the city, neighbours, don't like the "look".
Cities are STILL removing 100 year old trees for more roads, and usually the collective tears of growth of the trees can be counted by the thousands of years.
100 trees 50 years old destroyed =5000 years of tree life.
Add in the additional noise and fuel pollution, reduction in carbon capture, it doesn't make sense.
Yeah everything you describe is literally why this channel exists. To unplug the masses. We have a LOT of work to do.
I really wish they would transform all the land they use for parks into something edible. There is a very large water park, play park and a piget game set up near me but most of it is just grass not being used for anything. There is also a massive very long bike path near train tracks where again it is just grass.
That is the reason Keith is advocating us to not ignore politics.
Change the word "all" to a percentage like "10%". We still need grass ovals for sports, grass near footpaths for security at night (being a woman that uses public transport, I am very aware of these issues)... There are plenty of spaces that can be used and designed into public parks, along train lines, vacant blocks, roof gardens... people could donate their land in their wills for this specific purpose... We need landscape designers to embrace beautiful, food gardens as inspiration for regular gardeners...
Wow, I think a food forest park would be amazing! It doesn't need to have just fruit/nut trees, but can be mixed together with native plants to help the wildlife and boost our pollinator population.
I've also thought of getting a huge food forest started and placing some small cabins to airBnB, then once they're paid off, turning them into affordable single rentals to help people be able to save more of their money. I'm tired of our capitalist society taking advantage of the working class. It's time we started raising each other up.
Thank you Keith
The corn farmers here on PEI close to me have been spraying liquidized pig manure on their fields for the past two years. I know that by the smell. I received a fair shock since I live quite a distance from these fields. In fact, I honestly believed I had done something wrong in my gardens, lol. IT was a shock to the system but I'm not complaining even though it took two days before the smell equalized itself in my nostrils, hahahaha.
Absolutely amazing!! I’m in NB living back on my parents 200 acres… mostly forested but would absolutely love some guidance on how to start my own food forest, permaculture here?? Where can I start by researching on how to plan it out? Know what I need?? We’ve got an extra well already on the property, so lots of good water, but very clay soil. Would absolutely appreciate your guidance towards creating something like that here. Thanks so much!! Danielle
It's not as hard as you think. Check out my sheet mulching guide and start there this winter. Plan to plant next spring. If you can get an area mulched over the winter, it will help the newly planted trees survive next spring. Then just start planting.
People always make it more confusing that it needs to be. Check out the Guild guide video also, it will probably help a bunch. If you search my channel for most watched videos, most of the really good stuff is all at the top. I also have an essentials playlist.
Thanks for advocating for community/urban food forests. Way too many times I seen many big upping living isolated in their rural homestead. How does that help anyone but themselves?
So true
I share that sentiment for some food foresters out there, but I also think many others do food foresting to feed themselves, but equally help the planet and wildlife so I hesitate to cast a broad brush of condemnation. Having said that though, I totally agree with your enthusiasm for more more community/urban food forest. The more the better in all places and for whatever reasons since they are such a benefit to the planet!
@@mikeinportland30 YES. Some of us are surrounded by "the lawn will be mowed once a week, if it grew or not!"-people. And nobody is interested in someting "crazy" like a food forest. Should we take the hint and just do what those people do, or JUST START. I know, that some of my neighbors really hate to have to look at my "negleted weed jungle". One even threatened to call the police, because my "weeds" where invading is precious gobi desert replica... sorry, vegetable garden (with not much vegetable growth, because of record breaking heatwaves and absolutely no rain for months... So I AM that isolated "homestead" (on 800m² plot in the middle of a German village) person. Better that then a "gardener" of dead lawns.
or maybe another way to look at it is: sometimes the "community" is not so obvious, because it is not "regional" but with likeminded people over the WWWs - like THIS one!🙂
@@mikeinportland30 Thank you for holding back on the broad brush. There are so many reasons that people may be PERCEIVED as isolating themselves. Introverts, caretakers, weighty life circumstances...on and on. May we all set aside our oversimplified assumptions and be so slow to judge.
Keith, can you do a video on controlled burning? A challenge I've had is getting people to recognize the importance of fire in our evolution and of it's importance in perpetuating North Anerican (and many other places) perpetuating systems of natural abundance and renewal. Carbon emissions regulations put a halt to this necessary process. Here in California, indigenous folks managed landscapes with fire that sustained hundreds of generations of families. Fire held back is like pent up psychological trauma on the landscape. Death is allowed to persist on the landscape and is not released back to creation.
I can do a video on forest management processes which this would be a large part of. I can't promise when I would make it, because I have a backlog of ideas that I need to work through still. Thanks for the idea :)
@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy awesome! Can't wait to see more of what you've got in store!
@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy let me know if you'd like some source material. The work you do is definitely something I can get behind.
I've been thinking about this too. I've been donating to the local food back. The list of food they request is not good. Having worked with kids, i know what low income families tend to eat. It's disappointing! School lunches here are disgusting too. I can't believe the crud they eat!! It's not supporting their growth and development in any way! I've been thinking that what we really need is a community garden!
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Was Chris elected in the recent poll? 'Sure hope so!
He wasn't no. It's hard to break into new communities for sure. It's hard when everyone votes for the guy they know, and have known for their whole life. He knew that going in. I hope he keeps trying every year though.
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Why does the transition hit me in the feels so hard?
Because it's freakin incredible!
The best part about it isn't even the plants. It's the PEOPLE! Zero before. A swarm of people milling about the gardens afterwards. That's exactly what I'm talking about when I say that food forests build community.
@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Looks like youtube deleted my comment... It was about creating a new end clip with a little speech about permaculture & changing the world to hit some emotional chords and ending with a call to action (like sub share) to help change the world
Nice! Your videos should be seen by more watchers. Can I repost your channel without changing anything on the clean platform named Ganjing World? Thank you!
Absolutely! Thank you.
@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy Thank you so much!
"What Permaculture Got Wrong - Dispelling Five Common Myths. off grid with curtis stone , and Richard perkins, ridgedale farm"
these two gents created two beautiful videos on this subject, i myself interested in good feedback on their videos from permaculture movement.
I'm planning on living in Lithuania, and I'm interested if swales makes sense, please could you make video with some good counter arguments, or there is none on what these farmers are saying ?
I like Richard Perkins. I haven't watched that video yet.
I love the idea, but am very weary of government involvement. Can't it just be by the people and for the people? Why involve politicians? Genuinely curious what you think the benefit is of involving them?
Mostly access to capital to do larger projects. Many of the projects featured today were able to happen because they accessed government funding. This is especially true for urban food forests in areas that need them the most - food deserts like the Browns Mill Food Forest. By the people for the people works when the people have the money to do it.
@@CanadianPermacultureLegacy When you consider that 1% of humans own everything, then it makes sense to get the govt involved cause you're working against those megacorps.
There's no way that Joe Schmoe making 45k a year can afford to live, buy a large property AND have time to turn it into a food forest. Especially when Joe Schmoe is competing with corps that will pay over asking price and all cash for the property.
I'm more of a personal food forest type of person.
Politics is why to corrupt to do anything with. We need too do it on our own...
It's a two way process as a means to educate, change values and ultimately change town planning regulations
We can do both. There are absolutely government projects out there which have made a big difference in communities.