The Forest Gardener
410K subscribers
If you’re interested in food forests but feel stuck on where to start, this channel is for you. When I first discovered food forests, the idea clicked immediately. A beautiful, productive space built mostly around perennials. A system that gets more productive each season made far more sense to me than creating something that demanded constant work. But when I tried to design my first one, I got overwhelmed fast. Plant lists, spacing, soil, water, wind, animals, everyone had a different opinion, and none of it felt like a clear first step. What finally helped was changing how I began. Instead of trying to design the whole food forest at once, I focused on one tree and one small guild. I planted it, observed what happened, adjusted, and repeated that over time. On this channel, I share a simpler, more practical way to turn your land into a food forest that is productive and beautiful at the same time, and basically runs itself once it's in the ground. Welcome!
How I Start a Food Forest That Basically Runs Itself
The Forest Gardener · 27K views · 2 months ago
I Planted a Food Forest Guild in 25m² (120 Days Later)
The Forest Gardener · 14K views · 3 months ago
The Exact Way I Design a Food Forest for Constant Harvests
The Forest Gardener · 18K views · 3 months ago
1 Year Ago I Planted a 300m² Edible Food Forest
The Forest Gardener · 31K views · 3 months ago
Stop Fighting Aphids on Fruit Trees (Do This Instead)
The Forest Gardener · 16K views · 6 months ago
Will Plants Around Your Fruit Tree Help… or Hurt It?
The Forest Gardener · 13K views · 7 months ago
The 1-Tree System That Grows More Food Every Year
The Forest Gardener · 17K views · 7 months ago
Plant your fruit trees like this, it'll grow faster
The Forest Gardener · 90K views · 7 months ago
Stop planting your fruit trees alone (do this instead)
The Forest Gardener · 353K views · 7 months ago
How I turn empty land into a mini food forest (start to finish)
The Forest Gardener · 38K views · 7 months ago
Stop buying plants, grow your own like this
The Forest Gardener · 61K views · 10 months ago
You’re overcomplicating your food forest (do this instead)
The Forest Gardener · 19K views · 11 months ago
How to Create a Food Forest Property (5 Steps)
The Forest Gardener · 27K views · 1 year ago
This 1-Guild Template Makes Food Forest Design Easy
The Forest Gardener · 34K views · 1 year ago
How to Start a Food Forest (With Just One Guild)
The Forest Gardener · 31K views · 1 year ago
From 10 Fruit Trees to a Food Forest in 90 Days
The Forest Gardener · 66K views · 1 year ago
2 years ago we planted an edible forest
The Forest Gardener · 270K views · 2 years ago
What Happened to Our 1-Year-Old Food Forest?
The Forest Gardener · 322K views · 2 years ago
1 Year Ago We Bought Abandoned Land, This Happened
The Forest Gardener · 2.7M views · 3 years ago
Starting a Food Forest On 5 New Swales
The Forest Gardener · 447K views · 4 years ago
How To Start A New Garden (From Start to Finish)
The Forest Gardener · 2.9M views · 5 years ago
How to Plant Garlic From Start to Finish
The Forest Gardener · 6.6M views · 5 years ago
From Summer to Fall in the Garden
The Forest Gardener · 169K views · 6 years ago
How to Make a No Dig Garden Bed
The Forest Gardener · 2.2M views · 6 years ago
No Dig Gardening: Seeding, Harvesting, Planting
The Forest Gardener · 438K views · 6 years ago
Market Gardening in July
The Forest Gardener · 40K views · 6 years ago
Market Gardening in June (A Day in The Life of a Farmer in June)
The Forest Gardener · 38K views · 6 years ago
Starting a Farm From Scratch: 5 Things to Know
The Forest Gardener · 67K views · 6 years ago
Broadfork: How and Why to Use it & Why We Stopped Using Ours
The Forest Gardener · 166K views · 6 years ago
Market Gardening in May: Garden Tour
The Forest Gardener · 35K views · 6 years ago