Urban and Community Food Forests and Forest Gardens
This Agroforestry Note provides science-based guidelines for public-facing urban and community food forests or edible forest gardens that integrate trees, shrubs, and perennial plants with community-driven design. It is intended to assist natural resource professionals who are working with farmers and communities to develop food forests that are both ecologically productive and socially engaging.
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Green roofs provide coverage from New York to the Caribbean
Cuartel de Ballajá green roof, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (USDA Forest Service photo by Diana Martínez)
PUERTO RICO – This summer, the International Institute of Tropical Forestry hosted the first USDA E. Kika De La Garza Science Fellow at a USDA Forest Service research facility. Dr. Iván Guzmán…
#Community, #UrbanForestry
Urban food forests
Urban and community agroforestry sites can serve as places for community members to connect with each other and the natural world. (USDA Forest Service photo by Katherine Favor)
Imagine a garden where leaves rustle in the breeze, casting dappled shade over ripe strawberries. Grapevines climb tall fig trees while bright orange butterflies dance in…
#Agroforestry, #NationalAgroforestryCenter, #Silvopasture, #UrbanForestry, #Gardening
Blessed are those who plant trees under whose shade they will never sit: Arbor Day 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The work we do in the USDA Forest Service is uniquely tied to Arbor Day, a day intended to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. In our agency, we can “see the forest for the trees,” and our work in conservation, restoration and research helps maintain the health of forests worldwide.Arbor Day is a good day to “tell our story” and explain the human and natural…
#PlantingTrees, #UrbanForestry, #UrbanTrees, #Video
Roundtable defines strategy to implement urban and community forestry funding in Newark
Greater Newark Conservancy facilities manager Keith Williams leads roundtable participants on a tour of the grounds and greenhouse. USDA Forest Service photo by Kesha Braunskill.
NEW JERSEY—On Feb. 27, The Nature Conservancy met with partners including the USDA Forest Service to discuss how $…
#UrbanForestry, #Partnerships, #InflationReductionAct
Cultivating resilience: Urban, community forestry initiatives in US Virgin Islands
International Institute of Tropical Forestry, Washington Office State, Private and Tribal Forestry, and V.I. Trail Alliance staff take a hike through VI Trail Alliance trails in St. Croix conservation land. USDA Forest Service photo by Diana Martínez.
St. Croix—In the face of escalating…