What is a Food Forest… A food forest, also called a forest garden, is a diverse planting of edible plants that attempts to mimic the ecosystems and patterns found in nature. Food forests are three dimensional designs, with life extending in all directions – up, down, and out. Generally, we recognize seven layers of a …
My vision is to create my own food forest one day, to leave something behind instead of those footprints we leave behind going no where. We should strive to leave positive footprints behind.
In the small town of Riverton at the bottom of New Zealand’s South Island is Robert and Robyn Guyton’s amazing 23-year-old food forest. The 2-acre property has been transformed from a neglected piece of land into a thriving ecosystem of native and exotic trees where birds and insects live in abundance. Robert and Robyn are a huge inspiration to us, not only for their beautiful approach to healing the land and saving heritage trees and seeds, but for the way they’ve impacted on their local community.
“My philosophy about what to do in the world isn’t ‘go to a pristine area and live there and enjoy your life.’ It’s to find a place that is degraded and fix it up.” – Robert Guyton
What do you think of their permaculture food forest? Would you ever like to live this way?
From Happen Films
Every time I walk through the forest I feel that is where i belong.
I feel a soothing calmness. The sounds of nature is music to my ears,
the lush vegetation and the tall trees surrounding me as the cool breeze ruffles through the leaves
I am at peace. forever rooted and connected to nature interwoven into the fabric of my being,
as the sun peaks through the branches gently kissing my skin as i inhale the sweet aroma of the earth.
frolicking in the beauty and the enjoying the splendors that is life.
As my bare feet grounds upon the rich earth below, entrenching my roots further into the earth.
I am home, as I am mentally stimulated by all of the vibrancy around me, the colors are candy for my mind’s eye.
I become one with my surroundings.
One with the universe.
Molecules scattered through time as time stand stills, living in the moment.
My mind opened to the wonders around me.
Hypnotized by the beauty that enchants me.
Connected to the earths core, branching out to the universe,
my soul interconnected with the stars,
dancing on the moon that glows upon my skin at night.
This my brothers and sisters is my definition of life..
