The Food Forest Handbook: Design and Manage a Home-Scale Perennial Polyculture GardenCreate abundance through this unique approach to low maintenance, high yield, sustainable food production A food forest is a productive landscape developed around a mix of trees and perennials. Rooted in permaculture principles, this integrated approach to gardening incorporates a variety of plants such as fruit and nut trees, shrubs, vines, and perennial herbs and vegetables. Food forests can help increase biodiversity, protect valuable habitat for