Permaculture Forest Garden
In the garden, we are exploring how we can implement the permaculture ‘forest garden’ model in our extreme cold climate to build a regenerative, cultivated ecosystem.
Our garden has grown to a mid-level of succession as the fruit trees & berry bushes begin to take true shape amongst an ever increasing diversity of perennial herbs, vegetables, & medicinal plants. In 2018, we rebuilt our henhouse & expanded our chicken coop, planted close to a dozen new fruiting trees & shrubs, and added Ness Creek’s first ever beehive to our permaculture system.
The visionary objectives for this space are:
To increase local food security by reducing our dependance on the industrial food system.
To increase biodiversity & restore ecological vibrancy to what was once a degraded site.
To reduce our contribution to climate change through limiting our need for carbon-based inputs over time
To build a living soil that is the foundation for ecosystem & human health.
To create northern climate, hardy-stock nursery for sharing plant resources with other gardens.
To provide a model to educate & inspire others to take real steps towards food forest creation
