DESERT FOOD FOREST: He Picks Fruit Every Day of the Year!
Tour Arizona Worm Farm's Food Forest with Zach and learn about permaculture principles that will help you create your own permaculture food forest.
Introduction 00:00
How it started 00:32
List of trees at AZWF 01:06
Harvest time for trees 01:19
Permaculture layers 02:15
Lower level plants 02:49
The importance of microclimates 04:38
Creating diversity 04:55
Fruit Tree Guilds 05:33
Which size tree to plant 06:18
Selecting the right variety for your climate 07:21
Mulberries as a barrier 07:42
Watering the food forest 08:00
Tree placement 08:39
What to plant first 09:16
In simple terms, a permaculture food forest is a garden that imitates the structure and function of a natural forest. It consists of a variety of plants, including fruits, nuts, herbs, and vegetables. The garden is arranged in layers (like a natural forest), with trees, shrubs, ground cover plants, and vines. These plants coexist, support each other’s growth, and establish a harmonious ecosystem.
A food forest not only yields a rich variety of food and resources for you but also creates a beneficial environment for local wildlife.
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WOW! I visited when they were just getting started in 2018... bought a worm starter kit for DIY vermiculture. Zach talked then about his plans for the future... and sure enough, he followed through! Looks beautiful ❤
@annyruygrok831
3 ай бұрын
Me too. I need to go back
Wow, so awesome. This is now my new goal‼️
Angela, thanks for sharing the tour of AZ Worm Farm's food forest. Zach's tips are spot on! Enjoyed the video--very well put together.
Very encouraging! Thanks, Angela and Zach. I love that Zach began with a permaculture expert.
Just visited for the first time yesterday! What a fun place & we’re so lucky to have it close by us🙌🏻
Wow I'm blown away. I never knew so much could be grown here in Arizona.
That was a fun field trip!! Thanks Angela!!! Awesome work Zach!!
Excellent video! In November of 2021 with the help of a permaculture designer we began creating our food forest on our half acre property in Southern CA, zone 10a. Today we have over 50 different species/varieties of plantings: trees, shrubs, vines, ground cover, herbs, veggies, berries, and more. It is still a work in progress, but the rewards are great! It was so inspiring to see what Zach has accomplished, and also see many of the same design elements of my food forest reflected in his!
Great simple explanations, thanks you
Very well done… We need a food forest here in Missouri! ⭐️
Outstanding! Beautiful design. I bet it's so nice under all those trees in the hot weather, at least by comparison.
This was really fascinating!
Can we get info on his different guilds?
@GrowingInTheGarden
4 ай бұрын
Working on a blog post about that now
Goals. Thank you so much, Angela!
This was so cool and encouraging!
Wonderful ❣️
Wow, that is super interesting! Thanks so much!
Outstanding information thanks for sharing
I sprouted several apricot seeds and have just planted them in pots. My goal is to transplant them somewhere on my property once they outgrow the small pots they're in. How far away from each other should I plant them to prevent disease from spreading between them? We have lots of honey bees around and I'm sure pollination won't be a problem if the trees are scattered around out 2+ acres.
@GrowingInTheGarden
4 ай бұрын
Good question. I'd try for groupings of different types of fruit trees in each area spread out.
Awesome video
I purchased my worms from them. Best worms I have ordered.
Who was his permaculture designer? Are the local?
@arizonawormfarm
4 ай бұрын
We used Kristin Parsons from cultivated, LLC
great information. I'm so glad I live near the AZ worm farm! I would like some fruit trees but in a small track home. I think I will start with a dwarf Meyer lemon. Do you or can you recommend where I good place to buy fruit trees?
@GrowingInTheGarden
4 ай бұрын
The worm farm has some
@pollytiks3885
4 ай бұрын
I bought my Meyer Lemon tree at Summer Winds.
@alexandertabor1215
4 ай бұрын
Shamus O’Leary’s, it’s right next door to worm farm.
See Revelations 22:2! 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
Lol I felt him when he said Oleanders are "really just and awful plant" Will consider Everbearing Mulberries!
@jimmyaurora7
2 ай бұрын
Why? He doesn't really explain :)
@septimal_7
2 ай бұрын
@@jimmyaurora7 they are invasive but worst of all they are pretty toxic!
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Love Arizona Worm Farm! My biggest struggle is dealing with gophers. They've killed at least three of my trees and even my lemongrass. Any ideas on how to get rid of them and protect our plants. We back up to the canal district, so I'm feeling like it might be a losing battle.
@GrowingInTheGarden
4 ай бұрын
This may help: growinginthegarden.com/5-steps-to-get-rid-of-gophers-in-the-garden/ you also probably need to use gopher baskets to protect the roots.
Thanks! ❤🌱🏜️
What are some year-round lower level plants that do well in flood irrigation. Bananas don't seem to do well in my yard with watering. They rot quickly.
@scottburgle4889
4 ай бұрын
Plant your bananas, or any plants/trees prone to rot, up on a mound.
@mgm2008
4 ай бұрын
Is the soil draining too slowly??
@AMAOG78191
4 ай бұрын
@@mgm2008 It usually takes 10-12hr
@GrowingInTheGarden
4 ай бұрын
Asparagus
Can you share the name of the Permaculturist they used? I would like to do something similar!
@GrowingInTheGarden
2 ай бұрын
Kristin Parsons from cultivated, LLC
How does he deal with the ants? Would be good to know
@GrowingInTheGarden
4 ай бұрын
Uses bait traps
Isn't mulberry banned in Phoenix or Arizona?
@GrowingInTheGarden
Ай бұрын
I've heard that before, but local nurseries sell them so I'm not sure that it's true.
A very interesting example of agroforestry. But I wouldn't call this permaculture because he relies extensively on external inputs: the arizona water supply for irrigation, and it's finite and unsustainable in the long-term. Permaculture, or permanent agriculture, emphasizes types of land-use which can last for generations, are very resilient, and sustainable. If he were to irrigate his food-forest using rainwater with arid-adapted tree crops, he would be much better prepared for the dryer future arizona will certainly have. A great example of an arid permaculture food forest is Geoff Lawton's Jordan "Greening the Desert" Project.
You should have given the permaculture expert name. I have a piece Id gladly hire their expert to plan and design. Obviously that person is correct.
@GrowingInTheGarden
4 ай бұрын
Her name is Kirstin Parsons.
@annyruygrok831
3 ай бұрын
I want to know as well
@BrendaBodwin
3 ай бұрын
@@GrowingInTheGarden Thank you. 😁👍❤
I'd like to know who the permaculture designer was. I know someone who is looking for one.
@GrowingInTheGarden
4 ай бұрын
Kirstin Parsons - not sure if she is accepting clients.
@nancys.5968
4 ай бұрын
@@GrowingInTheGarden Thank you!
This seems unachievable without an expert even though us gardeners would love to have this. I have a lime tree that is over 3 urs old and looks like we just planted it yesterday. It will now grow and barely stays alive each year. We have no idea why.
@GrowingInTheGarden
3 ай бұрын
Focus on your soil. This video shares his method: kzread.info/dash/bejne/e6FtqtSqqdTckps.html