FOREST GARDEN

Growing your own food, of having nature do it for you, reduces the need to earn scarce dollars with which to purchase sustenance and also increases control over the quality and nutritiousness of the food you consume. We have worked to create a landscape that is constantly producing fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs. By realigning our dietary expectations with the rhythms of the seasons and the climate of our site we can enjoy fresh foraged meals year round... Motivated by the converging problems of environmental degradation, over population, oil depletion and climate change, we work to develop resilient living systems with a focus on biological environmental restoration, food production and living in balance with nature... As long as local governments levy land taxes (rates) we will require at least some official money. We wanted our land to fund these charges without resorting to selling produce which ultimately depletes the underlying vitality of the system unless equivalent..