For Humans, Bugs and Beauty - An Urban Food Forest Demonstration

“This place is famous. People loving coming by here because at any time of year you can get something to eat.” Architect Mark Lakeman, co-founder of the City Repair project, gives a tour of the corner sidewalk outside his Portland office building, where a food forest is bursting with life. A diagram shows where over 80 plants are located in six or seven vertical layers. Tall fruit trees, flowers, a grape arbor, herbs, berries, small vegetables, and ground cover are abundant. This demonstration project is a haven for insects, and a provider of shade on hot days and the sun’s warmth in winter, which keeps utility bills down and the carbon footprint small. In addition to demonstrating permaculture principles, Mark notes that in this lush garden “what we’re doing here is letting the earth burst forth with self-evident meaning and wonder, so people can just stand here and be appreciative.” Episode 333. [communitecture.net, cityrepair.org]
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[@naturewoman1274]

All sidewalks should be like this, I'm in Australia and I wish we could have fruit trees everywhere especially for those who are hungry

[@dkulikowski]

Thank you for sharing and inspiring.

[@dennysmith7862]

Man & womenkind were created in the Garden of Eden to live forever and to EXTEND the boundaries...
Being CARETAKERS of the creatures and the earth too...
Imagine planting fruit & nut trees EVERYWHERE...
Wouldn't have hunger or ill-health...

[@naturewoman1274]

I can't wait to walk hand in hand with God through his beautiful gardens along the gold lined streets I hope I'm able to be a gardener

[@qualqui]

Pretty near 28 minutes, and it seems like when something is so INTERESTING, its intensity captivates you and before long the upload's over! Uprated, always something VERY IRIE on peakmoment! :)

[@tedoymisojos]

This was great, thank you!

[@Heather11268]

AWESOME THANKS.

[@thomascain5313]

Dont slip into a lazy view of indigenous North American Culture! It was amazingly diverse and dynamic. These first arrivals in North America had at least 10000 years to work out what " worked" in a particular place and to evolve that over time as things changed; remember 10000 years ago the last Ice Age was just ending. Of particular interest to me, an archaeologist, are the actively farming peoples...from Arizona to Alabama and beyond.,There's lots to read and tons of research just crying out to be done. Its interesting of course but understanding the past may show us the path to the future. Modern American Agriculture...so "modern" it wages a sort of blitzkrieg on mother earth and the fertility of the soil.

[@elizapopperwell2578]

Oops....is that a plastic cup of coffee I see there on that bench between them?

[@TheNeurotichi]

Food forest design or weather underground 🤔

[@barrykenty9964]

Ha ,,,,

[@barrykenty9964]

nice.........but go back to the 60's.....

[@davidleigh443]

people under age 50 will not understand your comment.

[@jonny_mazerati9410]

Get a new cameraman too bumpy next