Starting a Food Forest? Don't Skip This Step. Know Before You Grow!

Note: If you’re unsure about where to gather data from, check out my class on Substack.

It’s time to start gathering your data so you can make appropriate and informed decisions. The cool thing about permaculture is that the answers are already there. We just need to know how to read nature’s information.

The biggest thing that turns off folks about practicing permaculture? It’s not easy. There’s not a one-size fits all solution about anything. That’s the kicker about this practice—you have to do the work and know your land in order to implement solutions designed specifically for it. Every idea, intention, and execution is totally customized and 100% created to suit the exact site you’re working on. But this is also why it works. You’re not retrofitting someone else’s solutions and trying to mold or shape them to suit your needs.

​So with all that said, it’s time to start gathering your data so you can make appropriate and informed decisions. We’re going to dive right into collecting information for your site in this video.