GaiaVic Facilitators Network
Bringing Deep Ecology and the Work that Reconnects to our work
Originating from two trainings by Ruth Rosenhek in Victoria Australia in 2008, this group of people have a common desire to facilitate the healing of our world through Deep Ecology and the Work that Reconnects. We may have different names for them and use these practices in a wide range of communities but we share an experience of this training and are keen ...learn more
GROUP DETAILS
Created: Aug 18, 2008
Updated: Jul 26, 2009
Membership: Invitation Only
Semi-Private
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Problem
Recent academic scholarship and news reports link the purchase of
locally grown food to climate-neutral food provision. Also, locavore
has entered our popular lexicon; a person that eats locally, generally
within a 100-mile radius of home. In this discussion, the primary food
plants of concern tend to be annual crops or herbaceous perennials, the
types of food grown in home gardens, community gardens, and sold at
farmers’ markets. Fruits are sold in markets but tend to be rare in
home and community gardens in comparison to the amount of vegetables
that are grown. The addition of fruit and nut trees to the urban
landscape offers tremendous ecosystem benefits ranging from climate
cooling and rainwater capture to wildlife forage to local food
provision.
The specific proposal is the Edible Pocket Woodland; the (in)tended integration of habitat and ecosystem services with food provision in neighborhood settings. Annuals and herbaceous perennials are included but are not the dominant vegetation type. The concept is inspired by Robert Hart’s “forest garden,” Thomas P. F. Hoving’s “vest-pocket park,” and Sara Stein’s “pocket woods.”
The arrangement of plants would mimic the layers found in a forest ecosystem similar to Hart’s design. The scale and location of the Edible Pocket Woodland within the urban fabric is modeled after the vest-pocket park; it requires small parcels within neighborhood settings. Finally, the aesthetic would be reminiscent of Stein’s pocket woods; a wooded landscape that acknowledges safety concerns by allowing views through and around taller vegetation.
The specific proposal is the Edible Pocket Woodland; the (in)tended integration of habitat and ecosystem services with food provision in neighborhood settings. Annuals and herbaceous perennials are included but are not the dominant vegetation type. The concept is inspired by Robert Hart’s “forest garden,” Thomas P. F. Hoving’s “vest-pocket park,” and Sara Stein’s “pocket woods.”
The arrangement of plants would mimic the layers found in a forest ecosystem similar to Hart’s design. The scale and location of the Edible Pocket Woodland within the urban fabric is modeled after the vest-pocket park; it requires small parcels within neighborhood settings. Finally, the aesthetic would be reminiscent of Stein’s pocket woods; a wooded landscape that acknowledges safety concerns by allowing views through and around taller vegetation.
Action
The specific proposal is the Edible Pocket Woodland;
the (in)tended integration of habitat and ecosystem services with food
provision in neighborhood settings. Annuals and herbaceous perennials
are included but are not the dominant vegetation type. The concept is
inspired by Robert Hart’s “forest garden,” Thomas P. F. Hoving’s
“vest-pocket park,” and Sara Stein’s “pocket woods.”
Results
The
arrangement of plants would mimic the layers found in a forest
ecosystem similar to Hart’s design. The scale and location of the
Edible Pocket Woodland within the urban fabric is modeled after the
vest-pocket park; it requires small parcels within neighborhood
settings. Finally, the aesthetic would be reminiscent of Stein’s
pocket woods; a wooded landscape that acknowledges safety concerns by
allowing views through and around taller vegetation.
Limitations
Land
Plant materials
Volunteers (implementation and stewardship)
