Campus Food Forest

Image courtesy of Permaculture Action Network
This project proposes researching food forests and permaculture and looking into ways to implement them into communal food security for campus and/or surrounding communities. A food forest is a type of garden modeled after the patterns and ecosystems found in nature. The goal is to install a vibrant food forest on campus in one of the key, flatter locations on campus, or at least a model/demonstration food forest, sourcing fruit trees from a local nursery. They would also include a simple visual explaining the basic concept of food forests to accompany the plantings. Other deliverables would be signage and informational offerings at the food forest of what it is and how it improves the community. Project feasibility is currently being researched.