How much space do I need for a food forest?

You can start small; we designed a food forest on 700 square feet in Orlando that is loaded with over 40 food and medicine producers. You can yield more in the same square footage as an annual garden by utilizing food forest layers.

How much will a food forest installation cost?

Costs are estimates based on the entire design space. We often phase out installations based on your budget to ensure the successful establishment of thriving edible gardens.

How much does it cost to plant a fruit tree?

Costs depend on tree size (including planting): Small (1-5 gallon) is $130–$330; Medium (6-15 gallon) is $330–$700; Large (15-25 gallon) is $700–$1,800.

How much does it cost to plant berry bushes?

Costs depend on bush size (including planting): Small (1-2 gallon) is $60–$130; Medium (3-5 gallon) is $130–$250.

What is the difference between a traditional garden and a food forest?

A traditional garden is usually composed of annuals that need replanting every year, while a food forest is a multi-layered, perennial system that mimics nature. Once established, it is more resilient and produces food across seven layers.

How does the 'Foodification' process work?

The Foodification process involves assessing your site's unique conditions, designing a layout that utilizes natural principles, and installing a custom, scalable edible landscape that works with your specific climate.

Can I have a food forest in a small backyard?

Yes. We specialize in designing for any scale. By utilizing vertical space and layered planting, we can maximize food production even in modest, suburban backyard footprints.

Do I need to use pesticides or fertilizers in a food forest?

Our goal is to work with nature. By choosing diverse, mutually beneficial plant species and building healthy soil, we aim to eliminate the need for harmful synthetic chemicals and fertilizers.

How do I get started with a design?

The first step is to schedule a consultation. We will discuss your vision, assess your space, and determine the best approach to creating your custom Food Forest Design Blueprint.

When is the best time to plant a food forest in Minnesota?

In Minnesota, the best time to plant is early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked, or in the fall before the ground freezes, allowing roots to establish before the heat of summer.

Do You Want A Free Food Forest On Your Land Or In Your Community?

This is time sensitive so please share! Food Forest Abundance is looking for local spaces in the Twin Cities and around the State of Minnesota.

At NO cost to you, we at Food Forest Abundance may be able to plant a FREE Food Forest on your land or in your community.

Food Forest Abundance LLC is applying for a USDC grant called Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities in which we are requesting $100,000,000 to plant food forests all around the USA starting this summer.

The deadline to apply is April 18th, 2022.

Our mission is to build a free, healthy, and abundant society for generations to come and this grant will allow us to fast-track that and have our vision of food forests growing in every community and in every yard around the world come to life sooner than later.

This will allow us to support communities all over in terms of healthier food free from the supply chain, regenerate the soils, reverse deforestation, and much more. We have hundreds of installers ready to help us with this but we need some help.

We need YOUR help, we know we have a great chance at landing this opportunity which will benefit so many people but in order to apply, we need to list the land we plan on planting on. If you have private or public land that can be used to plant a food forest, which will not only benefit the community in your area but also you as the landowner then please fill out this form at foodforestprojects.com

If you have a minimum 3/4 of an acre up to 4 acres to which you want to donate the use of the land (you keep ownership) for this mission, or if you know of a church, school, city/town, nonprofit organization, a park that could take part in this please forward this to them.

The landowner will keep a percentage of the food grown and/or keep profits from a portion of the food being sold and of course know that they are helping out their community in a HUGE way.

Once you fill out this form you will be contacted to book a 30-minute call with Chelsea from Food Forest Abundance to gather more information and see if we can plant a food forest in your community.

foodforestprojects.com