How Urban Agroforestry Creates Biodiversity and Abundance

Allen Hancock and his land-mates at the Duma Community in Eugene Oregon have transformed an urban lot into a lush oasis of food and diversity. Their forest garden is a wonderful example of how agroforestry can be applied in urban spaces to grow enormous amounts of food while also meeting ecological needs be they stormwater infiltration, wildlife habitat, or urban temperature control. We hope this inspires others to imagine how food forests can be a model for the future of cities - addressing food security while restoring biodiversity. This video was produced by Abel Kloster of The Center For Rural Livelihoods - https://www.rurallivelihoods.org/ with support from Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (WSARE) - https://western.sare.org/ and the generous help of our project partners: Carrie Brausieck of Agroforestry Northwest - https://agroforestrynw.com/ Tao Orion and Michael Godfrey of Resilience Permaculture Design LLC -https://www.resiliencepermaculture.com Patrick Shults of Washington State University Extension - https://forestry.wsu.edu/sw/contacts/ Mark Batcheler of the National Agroforestry Center - https://www.fs.usda.gov/nac/ Badege Bishaw of Oregon State University - https://directory.forestry.oregonstat... Thank you to our videographer Mitchel Davidovitz Many thanks to Allen Hancock of Duma Special thanks to our photo and video contributors: Eric Merrow - Ice Storm Footage - https://www.elmeffects.com Richard Straight - Shiitake mushroom on maple log - USDA National Agroforestry Center Once again thank you to WSARE: This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number G114-24-W9986 through the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under project number WPDP23-005. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.