Growing a food forest garden in New Zealand’s temperate climate is quite different to growing a tropical food forest in Florida or California.
Here are some resources that you can use and read that will help you develop plans for a successful food forest here in our beautiful country.
Plant lists
– The 7 layers of a food forest plants
– Shade tolerant fruit trees/plants nz
– Perennial Plants for a food forest
– Medicinal herbs for a food forest
– Beneficial plants for a food forest
Growing an urban food forest
Creating a mini food forest in your backyard
permaculture gardens vs Edible food forests
Growing annuals in a food forest
Using animals in a food forest
Places to source food forest plants
Southern Seed Exchange http://www.southernseed.org.nz/
NZ Tree Crops Association https://treecrops.org.nz/tree-information/fruit/
Koanga Institute https://www.koanga.org.nz/
Kahikatea farm http://www.kahikateafarm.co.nz
Sethas seeds http://www.sethasseeds.co.nz/
South Coast Enviroment Society http://www.sces.org.nz/
Thunder mountain https://thundermountain.net.nz/
Habitate https://www.habitate.co.nz/
Books worth owning
Creating a Forest Garden by Martin Crawford
Edible Forest Garden by David Jacke and Eric Toensmeier.
Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture by Toby Hemenway
