In our last blog post, we dove into why you should consider fostering the space for an edible food forest. Essentially, the work is worth the reward for you and your community.
Interested in cultivating a food forest in your green space? We would love to help get you started- please fill out a food forest interest form.
Author Hayley Mehaffey
Some of our favorite things to plant in an edible landscape.
Chives, Thyme, Sage, Oregano. You can start to craft your own unique blends of herbs for cooking and herbal teas. They also add incredible aromas to your natural space.
A popular ground cover plant for food forests. Plant from seed or get a starter plant from your local greenhouse or farmers market.
Roots are a key part of a food forest. Pictured above is horseradish; you could also plant parsnip, radish, or salsify.
Along with trees and ground covers, Shrubs are a good place to start in your food forest. Pictured above is the Juneberry shrub; some other excellent shrub options are Hazelnut, Aronia, and Nanking cherry.
If you’ve never experienced the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine, plant a garden.
– Robert Brault
If you’re like us, you want to find viable and sustainable solutions that surround gardening, farming, and food production. According to Foodprint.org, households are responsible for the largest portion of all food waste. ReFED estimates that US households waste 76 billion pounds of food per year. We understand that life gets crazy, and sometimes we don’t remember the leftovers tucked away on the fridge’s bottom shelf. That’s why we encourage individuals to consider growing some of the food they eat, that way; you’re more connected around the process of eating and growing and, in turn, become a more conscious consumer. Plus, you might also be helping feed the people in your community as well, and we love helping our neighbors!
Forest Gardens’ could lead to a sustainable future
Meet our new members of the team!
Hayley Mehaffey is so thrilled to be a part of our WFF team! She is passionate about the outdoors and environmental conservation efforts. She is a Utah-based photographer and creative copywriter and will be keeping our online community updated through our blog. You can connect with Hayley on her website, http://hellopeanutcreative.co/
Joanna Kahvedjian is passionate about non-profits, public work, and making a difference in any way she can in her local community. She has joined our team to help us in our communication, planting, operations, and website development- and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome her.
We also want to thank Madelon, who has helped with our social media, blog writing, photo journaling, plantings, site visits, and community building. Wisconsin Food Forests is a collaborative organization that truly would not be where it is today without the help of volunteers, the larger Wisconsin community, and our passionate and dedicated team.