In 2021 we held the first edition of the Food Forest Design course. 25 Participants joined the course to learn how to develop a design to create a Food Forest with their communities.

Food Forests are sustainable food growing systems. Instead of traditional raised-beds or boxes, the Food Forests abound with perennial, edible trees, bushes, herbs, vines, and ground covers. An abundance of rare, tropical, gourmet crops can be found year-round. A food forest is a sustainable and natural way to produce healthy and organic food.

By learning how to tend their specific soil and develop plant and tree communities, participants are now able to improve their yield and provide nourishing and healthy food for themselves, their school communities and the families in the community.