How to Design your Cold Climate Food Forest
Kareen Erbe of Broken Ground talks about her 5 Steps for Designing a Cold Climate Food Forest. These steps are 1) Goals Articulation, 2) Site Observation, 3) Create a Base Map, 4) Zone and Sector Analysis and 5) Design on Paper. Want more guidance with designing your cold climate food forest, along with a species list, common mistakes and critical reminders? Check out Broken Ground's 'How to Design a Cold Climate Food Forest' ebook here: https://brokengroundpermaculture.com/... ------------------------------------ Tour Kareen’s cold climate food forest permaculture homestead: → Food Forest Tour » • Food Forest in a Cold Climate? Let's Take ... → Food Forest Tour - 7 years later » • Cold Climate Food Forest Tour: 7 Years Later ------------------------------------ Helpful permaculture and food forest tips: → 5 Delicious Berries to Grow in Cold Climates: • 5 Delicious Berries That Grow in Cold Clim... → How to Grow Grapes in Cold Climates: • How to Grow Grapes in Cold Climates → Top 5 Medicinal Plants to Grow in Cold Climates: • 5 Easy Medicinal Plants to Grow in Cold Cl... ------------------------------------ About Kareen Master Gardener and permaculture practitioner Kareen Erbe of Broken Ground helps people living in cold climates grow their own food so they can eat healthier, live more sustainably, and be more self-reliant. Through her Resilient Homestead Program, Online Edible Backyards Series, and 1:1 consultations, Kareen is committed to getting as many people as possible building a resilient life that enables them to not only live their values and connect to their community but to feed their families safe and healthy food. ------------------------------------ Get Kareen’s Food Forest eBook → How to Design your Cold Climate Food Forest (includes species lists, implementation timeline, design tips and more!) Buy Broken Ground's Food Forest ebook here: https://brokengroundpermaculture.com/... ------------------------------------ Want to eat from your garden 365 days each year, even in a cold climate? Join Broken Ground’s Resilient Homestead Program, a four-month online program (with 1:1 and group elements) for people who want to develop a comprehensive site plan AND get the tools and knowledge to implement it. → Build your dream homestead » https://brokengroundpermaculture.com/... ------------------------------------ Follow Broken Ground for more gardening tips, news, and workshops → / brokenground → https://www.brokengroundpermaculture.com → / brokengroundmontana → / brokengroundmt

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