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What it is:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I visited three different food forests in Hsinchu before flying back. The city is located in the South-West of Taipei, close to the airport and not far from the sea. Its name “Hsin-chu” means “new-bamboo”, it used to be the land of many bamboo species. The city is one of the most prosperous in Taiwan because it is the place of production of many electronic devices (chips etc), so this richness makes it according to Claire, my guide, a successful place to implant food forests, because funding can be provided usually from those companies who are looking for “greenwash” strategies. She introduced me to the principle of a food forest, and the seven layers of vegetation necessary to imitate this ecosystem, as well as landscape design elements that would ease its maintenance.<\/p>\n

Here is the manifesto for the Food Forest project.<\/p>\n

More than half of the world population live in cities, and this number is expected to increase. Cities raise many environmental and social issues such as poor biodiversity, urban heat island effect, lack of resilience, food insecurity and many more. Our integrative solution is to build food forests in cities. A food forest is a sustainable design which mimics the ecosystem of a natural forest, with food production in mind. It started in Seattle, U.S.\u00a0where people came up with the idea to build a food forest on a public lawn. We introduced the concept into Taiwan and built the first public food forest in Hsinchu where a\u00a0partnership was created with the local government and community. Work parties and educational events are held to engage people in holistic learning\u00a0and to share the harvest with all, including nature. Our solution has provided affordable healthy food for the community\u00a0and demonstrates an ecosystem-based adaptation that can care for people and land at the same time.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Three food forests :<\/p>\n