DisruptiveDiner:Profitably Sustainable Food
Bob Henkel
“You can solve all the world’s problems in
a garden” -Geoff Lawton
Agribusiness
What’s in a Perennial Food Forest?
Currants
Jerusalem Artichokes
StrawberriesWalnuts Perennial Onions
Rhubarb
Community GardenMore Value
Still High MaintenanceLAWNS
High MaintenanceFood Desert
Ecological HarmLittle Value
Small patches to
7-acre multi-element projects
Seattle, WA
Edible Forest Gardens
HEALTHY FOREST
Mimicking a Forest for
Food Production
Food Forest Installation
Keyline Subsoil Plow Technique
for Pastures
Before After
Polycultures(Forests)
Recycle Nutrients
Monocultures Lose
Nutrients
Plants Serve Multiple
Functions:
1. Insect Nectary2. Dynamic Accumulator3. Ground Cover 4. Weed Suppression 5. Water Retention6. Fertilizer7. Habitat8. Soil Building9. Food10. Medicine
Pear Tree Guild includes: Currants, Comfrey, Garlic
From Fresh Food Desert
to a Community Food
Forest
How do you want your food?
OR
Chop and Drop Mulchingmimics a
Forest Leaf Drop
All Plants Depend on This Web For Nutrition
Me
Installing Food Forest on a Swale
Value-Added Products
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time
is now. - Chinese Proverb