How to Create a Backyard #FoodForest with #Fruit & #NutTrees 🌳🥜🍎

Published by Ty Ty Plant Nursery, LLC, on
June 4, 2025

"A backyard food forest is a #sustainable, low-maintenance #gardening method that mimics a natural #forest #ecosystem—except instead of wild plants, you’re growing delicious fruits, nuts, #herbs, and more. It’s a long-term investment in your health, your land, and your ability to grow your own nutrient-rich food without relying on chemicals or constant labor.

"Whether you have a sprawling #backyard or a small suburban plot, you can design your own food forest using fruit and nut trees as the foundation. Here’s how to get started.

🌿 What Is a Food Forest?

"A food forest (also called a #ForestGarden) is a multi-layered growing system that mirrors the structure of a natural forest. It includes:

- Canopy layer – Large fruit and nut trees (like pecans, walnuts, pears) [I WOULD USE CAUTION WITH WALNUTS! They can be poisonous to other plants!]

- Sub-canopy layer – Dwarf or semi-dwarf fruit trees (like plums, figs, or apples)

- Shrub layer – Berries and bush fruits (like raspberries, blueberries, elderberries)

- Herbaceous layer – Culinary and medicinal herbs (like mint, comfrey, lemon balm)

- Groundcover layer – Spreading, edible or soil-building plants (like strawberries or clover)

- Root layer – Underground crops (like garlic, onions, or horseradish)

- Vertical/vine layer – Climbing plants (like grapes or kiwis)

"Together, these layers maximize space, diversify harvests, and support soil health and #biodiversity."

Learn more:
https://blog.tytyga.com/2025/06/04/how-to-create-a-backyard-food-forest-with-fruit-amp-nut-trees/

#SolarPunkSunday #BackyardGardens #BackyardFoodForests #GrowYourOwn #GrownYourOwnFood #FruitTrees #BerryBushes #NutTrees

Nestled in the mountains of Andalucía, this family-run Food Forest Farm applies permaculture and agroecology to regenerate arid land 🌱🏔️. Soil care, biodiversity, and stewardship grow healthy food and resilience 🌿🍅

https://agroecologymap.org/l/369

#Agroecology #Permaculture #FoodForest #Andalucía #RegenerativeAgriculture

#Dorset #England #Rewilding

New countryside site opens to protect #heathlands

by Katie Waple, 2 November 2025

"A new countryside site has opened in Dorset in an attempt to protect important heathlands.

"The Suitable Alternative Natural #Greenspace, located just outside Bere Regis and near the A35, has been funded by contributions from developers collected by Dorset Council.

"It is part of #WildWoodbury, Dorset Wildlife Trust's pioneering rewilding initiative covering 170 hectares and making it England's first large-scale community rewilding project.

"Dorset Council said it was a 'brilliant example of how we can balance nature recovery with public access'.

"The space features car parking, dog waste bins and walking paths that meander through open glades and emerging woodland.

"While the area is currently grassland, it is being allowed to gently return to its natural state with minimal intervention, while maintaining walking paths.

"A #FoodForest is being planted with fruiting trees and bushes, and a large #CommunityTable will provide a space for people to gather, share and learn.
#BereRegisPrimarySchool and local residents have played a central role in shaping the design of the space, ensuring it reflects the needs and aspirations of the village.

"Dorset Council leader Nick Ireland said:
'It provides an alternative recreational area that helps protect nearby heathland, home to many of Dorset's most treasured wildlife species. Funding collected from developers when new homes or buildings are constructed, has enabled the creation of this valuable green space for the community.

"This is a great demonstration of how development and conservation can work together.' "

Source:
https://www.bbc.com/acnews/articles/c6200w9deg2o

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/cWVZg

#SolarPunkSunday #SpendTimeInNature #BuildingCommunity #Wildlife

🌱🌍 Kuatro Marias Agroecology Farm in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, is a living example of integrated, chemical-free farming. Since 1998, it has combined crops, livestock, aquaculture, seed saving, and farmer education to build soil health, biodiversity, and climate resilience—while empowering local communities 💚🐓🐟

👉 Find out more: https://agroecologymap.org/l/399

#Agroecology #OrganicFarming #IntegratedFarming #FoodForest #SeedSaving #ClimateResilience #CommunityFarming #RegenerativeAgriculture

Walking with the land is the heart of our work at Ark Organic Farm.
Here we grow food through syntropic systems, respect the soil, and live close to the rhythms of nature.
The Pirate Farmer is simply a reminder: stay rooted, stay awake, and keep building the world you want to live in.

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I found out the other day that one of the fruit trees I was looking forward to planting is actually a weed.

Strawberry guava is spread when birds and mammals eat the fruit, and can overtake a whole forest, turning it into a monoculture.

I'm sad, but obviously that's not going to be a morally ok thing to plant :(

#gardeningAu #gardening #FoodForest