Hi Alycia,
Are you looking for resources for establishing/designing a region-specific food forests or resources for how to fund/gain community buy-in/plan.
There are a lot of general resources for communities to access in planning a community-operated food forest:
- https://communityfoodforests.com/
- https://extension.umn.edu/agroforestry/planting-community-food-forest
- https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/publications/starting-community-orchard-north-dakota
- https://communityfoodforests.com/
- https://urbanfoodforestry.org/
In terms of designing something that is regionally specific, I think it depends on what your want to prioritize (native agroforestry or perennial plantlife that fares well in VA.
Best of luck!
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Tomas Delgado
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-17-2023 08:24:25 AM
From: Alycia Wright
Subject: Food forest and Farm Combo
My homeschool co-op has almost I acres of land that we plan to turn into a food forest and educational farm (gardens). Would love to connect with folks who have the same for inspiration and sharing of resources. We are located in zone 7a (Virginia)
Culturalrootsco-op.com
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Alycia Wright
8043068116
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