Tropical food forest

Growing food doesn’t need to be hard or expensive. You don’t need a bunch of raised beds or expensive planter boxes. If you have an area in your yard about 30 feet long and 10 feet wide give or take, you can grow a pretty good amount of food for very little money and take care of it in an hour or two a week.

We grow a lot of plants on our 2.6-acre food forest in Florida, zone 9b! Edibles, natives, host plants, pollinators, chop & drop, and more!

I have a backyard and I was thinking the other day about how much I don't enjoy mowing it. Instead of using my energy to…

Now that we're home from Costa Rica, I have tropical permaculture on my mind! Here I will show you some of the cool permaculture designs that we saw on our trip.

Jonas Roberts and his family are following nature’s cues at their Foggy Food Forest in St. Philip’s.

The tropical forest is constantly self-mulching. After a walk in the woods I usually return with bit

What food plants can we grow in the tropics? A lot! Find out which fruits, nuts, vegetables and herbs grow best in tropical areas.

Despite their popularity, Hawaiian Chili Peppers are not readily available in supermarkets. I would look for them at farmers markets, or better yet grow them at home in your very own organic home garden!