Books
‘Overstory’ by Richard Powers
http://www.richardpowers.net/the-overstory/
A story about trees and people. About planting them and preserving forests. This novel and its characters voice the latest science about the collective sentience and intelligence of trees, woodlands and forests. Your understanding of trees, forests, life and nature will probably will never be the same.
‘Edible Forest Gardens’ volumes 1 & 2 by Dave Jacke & Eric Toensmeier.So much detail and knowledge in these stellar texts. Volume 1 provides and context and wonderful leaning content to the theory and practice of Edible forest garden. Volume 2 in particular is one of our ‘go to’ references for food forest design.We often are using the tables and charts for picking out the perfect polyculture of plants for each site we work with.
‘Creating a Forest Garden: Working with Nature to Grow Edible Crops’ By Martin Crawford.
Books and films by Martin Crawford are packed with practical insights from his famous forest garden in Devon in the UK.
‘Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan’ by Barb Barton
The often unknown yet incredibly important story of wild rice. This text highlights the importance of the traditional food source in our ecosystem and cultures.
http://www.barbbarton.com/store/p7/Manoomin%3A_The_Story_of_Wild_Rice_in_Michigan.html
‘Backyard Foraging: 65 Familiar Plants you didn’t know you could eat’ by Ellen Zanchos. An inlighting book full of the food that surrounds us but we didn’t know about. Leaves, flowers, nuts, seeds, roots & more. This book was a welcome invitation to remember that even in our ‘ornamental gardens’ we are surrounded by food – if only we knew what to look for and how to use it!
Agroforestry Research Trust – 1st International Food Forest Symposium Online Content
Here is an incredible source of videos, poster presentations, and resources presented by dozens of Food Forest practitioners, researchers and designers from around the world – including us!
https://www.agroforestry.co.uk/symposium/
Videos
‘Gather’ is a documentary film about Native American efforts for food sovereignty, directed by Sanjay Rawal and released in 2020.
‘An Invitation for Wildness’ 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 two-acre property has been transformed from a neglected piece of land into a thriving ecosystem.
https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/an-invitation-for-wildness/
