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A presentation by Jonathan Bates
FoodForestFarm.com
From Bare Ground to Urban Paradise
on One-Tenth of an Acre

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Holyoke, MA
Paradise Lot

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Our neighborhood
Our families
Our book
Paradise Lot

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A presentation by Jonathan Bates
FoodForestFarm.com
* builds soil and restores degraded land
* provides ecosystem services like habitat and rainwater infiltration
* contributes to a just food system and self-determination for communities
* stabilizes global climate through carbon sequestration
We garden using permaculture design, that

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* mimic the structure and function of forest ecosystems
* designed for low maintenance
* attract wildlife and expand habitat
* grow non-food products too:
~ construction material
~ livestock fodder
~ fuelwood
~ fertilizers
~ medicine
We garden with
Edible Forest Gardens (food forests, home gardens)

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We create food abundance by mimicking a young forest.
We pick a handful of fresh greens or fruit every day.
We are partners with the garden rather then managers of the garden.
Design goals Paradise Lot
Food ???

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Site observations + Goals, Inform Design
(regenerative)

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Paradise Lot
Final Design 2004
Challenges become opportunities...
* Design with plants for shade
* Poor soil grows good sheds

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spring summer
Design in patches and through time
Use and value diversity...
over 200 species of useful and
edible plants, 50% native (super geeks!)
Multifunctional elements...
perennial polycultures of
multipurpose plants

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Before

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After

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Abundance

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We create food abundance by mimicking a young forest.
infinite yield...
- 400 pounds of perennial food created 2011 (not including annual vegetables)
We pick a handful of fresh greens or fruit every day.
- meets 80% of our fruit and greens need during the growing season
- meets 20% of our food needs year round
Evaluating the garden design goals
We are partners with the garden rather then managers of the garden.
observe and interact...
- weeds become eggs and compost (from the chickens)
- abundance of baby plants generate income ($10,000 gross in four months)
- soil is thriving and mineralized, sequestering carbon (7.5 tons in 10 years)

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Workshops,Tours,Plant Sales
every month
April - September 2015
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Start spring out right with a free
Regenerative Landscape
Transformation Session
First come first serve
www.FoodForestFarm.com/consult
Free Phone Consult
Permaculture Certification Course
6 weekend sessions
September - December 2015
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