How We Created a Thriving Permaculture Food Forest on .03 Acres

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I love these videos girl! It’s really refreshing to see a California permaculture YouTube page. I’m zone 9b, and I’m taking the plunge to convert my large yard to a food forest too. Definitely incorporating some of your ideas in to mine. Thank you for sharing and creating!

It’s great to see this level of a combination of knowledge and common sense being applied to caring for the earth

Beautiful! Definitely a long term goal of mine to have a food forest like this!

I recently found your channel and you’ve inspired me so much, I’ve watched all your videos. I got to the end of the list the other day so am so excited to see a new one posted today! Thank you so much for sharing Goldifarms with us 🌻

Hello, I really enjoyed watching your video. I’ve done much the same thing, 40+ years ago, except I’ve now downsized my fruit trees only 23-25(?) - bc I literally got tired of all the rodents coming into my yard!! Plus, we aren’t 4-5 people anymore - so it becomes overwhelming to keep up & harvest. My exception is that my yard doesn’t look like a forest. I also have zero grass anywhere on my property, but it looks well maintained & it’s been great for my grandkids to run around in, ride their bikes, scooters, etc & entertain/dine under a nice patio. Best of luck!

Absolutely love your page! Please keep posting videos as much as possible. It’s a great inspiration for someone on the same size property & in the same CA zone (9b) as you. Very, very well done 👏 👏 👏

We live in a similar climate in Australia. We have quite a few acres , so we don’t uterlise our land as well as yourself . But we follow similar principles. A great video to encourage people to produce what they can.

Hello Erin. Enjoyed this video, showing all that can be grown in a small area. Really like your keyhole approach. Thank you so much for your inspirational videos. Keep up the great videos!

I planted a passion fruit vine in the ground behind my spineless prickly pear cactus, next to a pigeon pea tree in a giant pot, next my steps and porch. I added a simple trellis up and over my front door. Now I have a living wind/ sun/ privacy screen around and over my front door that I'm reaching up and picking passion fruit from. The vine grew up the cactus to the pea then up it to the trellis. Go vertical, maximize space and when possible let nature work for you.

Wow! Your special! God bless you

It's amazing how far your food forest has come, you are an inspiration. P.S..I added some mini fruit trees this year!!

Wish i found this channel earlier, i live in THE BAHAMAS 🇧🇸 and we have almost the same climate, only difference is we do get some rain during summer months. I wanted to plant more berries but not sure exactly what i could, now thanks to you I'm starting up my list of fruits I'd love to incorperate😊

Wow! This is the video I needed, I was wanting to make cozy garden paths but didn't know how!!!! Plus your voice is like the Holistic Habits of gardening!😊

So great to see how many trees you've been able to plant in a small place. I'm adding more and more trees to my food forest as well.

This is amazing! So excited seeing your food forest thriving. I’m at the beginning of my planning/dreaming journey in Sacramento. And wow, I am thrilled you shared your Google sheet plant list! It’s amazing and will be so helpful for me!

So much bounty and growth in 3 years! Love it

Your garden is so far ahead of us! Thanks for reminding me whats coming, once winter subsides in the Rockies!

I love your multiple keyhole design! Wishing you abundance

Your food forest looks amazing! I like the connected keyhole layout. I recently tried grafting and it was a lot harder than I expected.