Forest Garden Group
A Forest Garden is designed on a home scale and mimics forest ecosystem structure and function. A Forest Garden is an edible garden, putting plants together in woodlandlike patterns that forge mutually beneficial relationships, creating a garden ecosystem that is more than the sum of its parts. You can grow fruits, nuts, vegetables, herbs, mushrooms and other useful plants. You can create a beautiful, diverse, high-yield garden. You can also design a garden that is largely self-maintaining.
The development of the garden would be designed and led by members of the community focusing on the Forest Garden approach. The project itself is a form of practical community development which seeks to raise awareness, build skills into the community for food growing and working and learning together.
Once developed the garden could be used as a training and demonstration site for local schools and for courses open to the public. Local people would be invited to join the group and be part of the developing garden. Visits to the garden could be offered to interested people in the local area.
The first step is a planning morning with all interested people, to observe the site and make plans for the garden lead by Pippa Johns, permaculturalist.
The second step is to set up a series of work days. In these we will prepare the site by clearing where necessary and collect materials needed for planting.
Contact Chloe if you would like to be part of this group on 01273 470901 or chloe.anthony@gmail.com.
Forest Garden Design Day
see what happened at out first meeting, the design day
We are currently looking into possible locations for a forest garden, if you have any ideas, let us know!
Get involved: contact hello [at] TransitionTownLewes.org.uk
