How a Food Forest Garden Maximizes Food Production | Regenerative Agriculture

John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ visits the Kauai Food Forest on the Garden Isle of Kauai in Hawaii. This episode was previously recorded before COVID-19.

In this episode, you will discover some of the differences a food forest garden system has over a conventional orchard and how a permaculture food forest system can be a much more diverse system producing many different useful crops such as fruits, vegetables, groundcover, fertilizing making plants, fiber crops and much, much more.

You will learn some of the elements of a food forest and some plants that you can plant in Hawaii or other tropical locations that will be beneficial for a food forest system.

First, John will share with you an old orchard on-site and how that grows, how it is usually managed and some of the problems that may occur due to this style of agriculture

Next, John will share with you a forest system and how this can be the answer for the future of farming and how to regenerate the earth, grow healthy plants and healthy people.

You will learn some of the elements of a successful food forest system as well as some of the beneficial plants that can be planted in walkways and the edges.

You will learn about some unique fruit trees as well as perennial vegetables you can grow year-round in tropical climates to have food 365 days a year, even in times when the grocery store runs out of food to buy.

You will discover how you can help the Kauai Food Forest accomplish its mission to educate people about a more sustainable way of agriculture and make a more resilient food system. You will discover how you can visit and volunteer at the Kauai Food Forest if your on vacation or a local.

Finally, John will interview Rob and Freddie who volunteer at the Kauai Food Forest and ask them questions so you can learn more about the Kauai Food Forest, the best perennial vegetables and fruit trees to grow in Hawaii, and much, much more.

After watching this episode, you will learn more about the Food Forest Farming methods and some of the methods and plants that can be used that can benefit you and the land.

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