A volunteer on a project at the Food Forest Coalition of Chattanooga.(Food Forest Coalition of Chattanooga)

They are known as “food forests,” “forest gardens” and “edible forests.”

They mimic the ecosystem of the forest - aligned with growing patterns in nature - as a way to produce food for us.

In this city, the Food Forest Coalition of Chattanooga is committed to this type of cultivation.

Over the summer, I spoke with Jonathan Parkes Allen, the coalition’s founder.
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For more, visit the Coalition’s website: chattanoogafoodforests.org.