A food forest is a diverse planting of edible plants that attempts to mimic the ecosystems and patterns found in nature. By planting in a way that mimic a natural forest where the pants grow together vertically. The idea is to create a resilient, reliable, self-sustaining, and regionally-appropriate garden.

Joining us to talk about food forests, tree planting, and land stewarding are Brad Lancaster from Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Foresters in Tucson, AZ and Emily Steinwehe from Wisconsin Food Forests in Madison.

Books mentioned in today’s show: Brad Lancaster’s Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond (more info can be found at HarvestingRainwater.com) and Wisconsin Food Forests’ F is for Food Forest: An ABC Book .

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