Forest gardens

Tuesday October 22, 2019  |  nature
The Amazon should be a forest garden, which combines fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and perennial vegetables together in one seemingly wild setting. This type of agroforestry mimics natural ecosystems and uses the space available in a sustainable way. UK-based Martin Crawford is one of the pioneers of forest gardening. Starting out with a flat field in 1994, his land has been transformed into a woodland and serves as an educational resource for others interested in forest gardening. This short film by Thomas Regnault by National Geographic focuses on Crawford's forest garden, which is abundant, diverse, edible, and might be one answer to the future of food systems.