1. The Forest
Garden Vision
Kazakhstan, Polycultures, and Eden
www.appleseedpermaculture.com
Ethan C. Roland, AppleSeed Permaculture LLC
With Gratitude to Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier, and Dyami Nason-Regan.
Apios
Institute
2. The Permaculture Pie
biochar/
bioremediation terra preta
composting & aquaculture
food forestry
compost tea
coppice perennial
woodcrafts vegetables
& biomass
apiculture
keyline mycoscaping
management- alternative
intensive grazing currencies
earthworks
edible forest green architecture
natural building
gardening
3. The Permaculture Pie
biochar/
bioremediation terra preta
composting & aquaculture
food forestry
compost tea
coppice perennial
woodcrafts vegetables
& biomass
apiculture
keyline mycoscaping
management- alternative
intensive grazing currencies
earthworks
natural building
edible forest green architecture
gardening
80. Edible Forest Garden: A Definition
• A consciously designed ecosystem that mimics the
structure and function of temperate forests.
81. Edible Forest Garden: A Definition
• A consciously designed ecosystem that mimics the
structure and function of temperate forests.
82. Edible Forest Garden: A Definition
• A consciously designed ecosystem that mimics the
structure and function of temperate forests.
• A perennial polyculture of
multipurpose plants
– Perennial = 3-3000+ yrs
– Mono vs. Poly
– Each species fulfills
AT LEAST 3 functions (7 f’s)
83. Edible Forest Garden: A Definition
• A consciously designed ecosystem that mimics the
structure and function of temperate forests.
• A perennial polyculture of
multipurpose plants
– Perennial = 3-3000+ yrs
– Mono vs. Poly
– Each species fulfills
AT LEAST 3 functions (7 f’s)
• Forest Gardens: Like vs. In
84. Perennial
Polyculture
Medlar
(Mespilus germanica)
Tansy
(Tanacetum vulgare)
Yarrow
(Achillea millefolium)
Common Comfrey
(Symphytum officinale)
Blue Comfrey
(Symphytum grandiflorum)
100. The Forest
Garden Vision
Kazakhstan, Polycultures, and Eden
www.appleseedpermaculture.com
Ethan C. Roland, AppleSeed Permaculture LLC
With Gratitude to Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier, and Dyami Nason-Regan.
Apios
Institute