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

🌿 Ready to embark on your own food forest journey? Head on over to Goldifarms.com https://goldifarms.com/ There'll you'll find our free workbook, articles, resources and more! I've gotten a lot of questions about the size of this property. While the entire property is 1/3 of an acre, the food forest itself is just 35 feet x 40 feet, around 0.03 acres. In this video, I share a few strategies for how we planted over 100 perennials and a whole bunch of annuals in the space. My hope is that this video inspires you to reimagine your backyard, property, or maybe community garden plot, as I think many will be surprised at just how much can be grown in a relatively small space. Here’s a link to my plant spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cfvIcp7GS1afKW6Lds0mpVn0iohqSKpzT0sVM6IXz0c/copy?usp=sharing For more information on these and other permaculture topics, I recommend the following books that have been helpful here at Goldifarms: Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison https://amzn.to/3ToRtsg The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming By Masanobu Fukuoka https://amzn.to/4a25KR4 Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Appelhof https://amzn.to/3OPwaxj Humanure Handbook by Joseph Jenkins https://amzn.to/441FP9w Restoration Agriculture by Mark Stepard https://amzn.to/422yG7k Permaculture Design: A Step-by-Step Guide Paperback by Aranya https://amzn.to/3T4HhUG Sepp Holzer's Permaculture: A Practical Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening by Sepp Holzer https://amzn.to/3Tq5kif Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability by David Holmgren https://amzn.to/4bXZlIN Natural Way of Farming: The Theory and Practice of Green Philosophy by Masanobu Fukuoka https://amzn.to/3IqUu5i Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture by Toby Hemenway https://amzn.to/49XxNBl (the above links are affiliate links that help Goldifarms by earning us a small commission at no additional cost to you, if you use them, thank you 🙏) About Goldifarms: We are Erin & Gilberto. We started Goldifarms in January 2020 as part of pur journey to heal ourselves and restore this land. We follow permaculture design principles to create regenerative abundance here on the Central Coast of California in zone 9a. The intention with this YouTube channel is to provide inspiration to connect with nature, grow your own food and medicine, and help create a more beautiful world together. Thank you for all your support, we hope these videos will inspire you to follow your heart and pursue what lights up your life ✨ 🌼💛 Sending so much love to you on your journey. Thank you for watching 🐝💛🌻 Want to experience the magic of Goldifarms? Visit our Etsy shop: https://goldifarms.etsy.com For a brief history of Goldifarms, check out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u5z7... For pics of the whole project, visit: https://www.instagram.com/goldifarms/ To learn more and contact Goldifarms, visit our website: Goldifarms.com To support Goldifarms (which would mean the world to me!), you can become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/goldifarms If you never want to miss a Goldifarms video, subscribe by clicking here: https://youtube.com/goldifarms?sub_confirmation=1 Music from Epidemic Sound. If you create videos and are looking for a huge selection of music, feel free to use my epidemic referral for a free month: https://share.epidemicsound.com/hlg6dg Chapters 00:00- Where's Goldifarms 01:01- Keyholes for efficient planting 01:29 - Our regenerative planting pattern 02:58 - Examples of dense and diverse planting 04:00 - Leaf eatin' 04:40 - Stacking functions with your paths 05:27 - Planting up on berms 05:48 - Using hog panels to plant vertically 06:21- Grafting fruit trees 07:05 - Get that GoldiGlow