My Top 4 Most Effective Groundcovers in a Cold Climate Food Forest

Finding effective groundcovers for your cold climate food forest can be tricky. In this video, Kareen Erbe of Broken Ground gives her top 4 most effective groundcover plants in her cold climate food forest. These plants are hardy, prolific and help you outcompete the grass. This cold climate food forest is located in USDA hardiness zone 4. Want a step-by-step guide to designing your cold climate food forest, along with a species list, common mistakes and critical reminders? Check out Kareen's 'How to Design a Cold Climate Food Forest' ebook here: https://brokengroundpermaculture.com/... Here is a comprehensive tour of Kareen’s food forest »    • Cold Climate Food Forest Tour: 7 Years Later   Tour Kareen’s cold climate food forest permaculture homestead: → Kitchen Garden Tour »    • Permaculture Kitchen Garden Tour in a Cold...   → Greenhouse Garden Bed Tour »    • Greenhouse Garden Bed Tour   → Mid-Season Greenhouse Tour »    • Permaculture Greenhouse Garden Tour: Mid-S...   → End of Season Garden Tour »    • End of Season Permaculture Garden Tour   ------------------------------------ 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, Starter Garden Workshop, 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 FREE Gardening Cheat Sheet → 5 Tips to Get your Garden Started, plus regular updates and videos with growing tips, upcoming workshops and much more » 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, an 8-week 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://brokengroundpermaculture.com/ →   / brokengroundmontana   →  / brokengroundmt