Building a Food Forest: Design to Maturity in Australia

What is a Food Forest? A food forest (also called a forest garden) mimics the structure and ecology of a natural forest, with each layer occupied by productive food plants. It is the most sustainable and ultimately the lowest-maintenance form of food production — once established, the system becomes largely self-fertilising, self-mulching, and self-regulating. The Seven Layers Canopy (tall fruit trees — apple, pear, mulberry, fig, persimmon) Sub-canopy (smaller trees and large shrubs — d…