Meet Travis Holzem, a Marine Veteran of Desert Storm and owner of Food Forest Design Minnesota, who is revolutionizing local food sustainability in his community through the use of permaculture. Also featuring Dawn Taft, an Environmental Programs Manager, and City Arborist of Hyattsville, Maryland who helped start and oversees two public food forests.

Contact Travis

Owner/Founder Food Forest Design MN and Food Forest Design Network

Phone: (888) 712-2728

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foodforestminnesota

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@foodforestdesignmn

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/foodforestdesignmn?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZTd4Njd5aXdyY3Jz

X (Twitter): @MnFood

Websites:

Food Forest Design Minnesota: https://foodforestdesignmn.com

Food Forest Design Network. https://foodforestdesignnetwork.com

Contact Dawn

Email: [email protected] 

Phone: (240) 487-0290

Cell: 301-852-8790

City of Hyattsville Food Forests:

https://www.hyattsville.org/902/Food-Forests

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