Welcome to 'Agroforestry services', located just outside Falmouth, we have our own Forest Garden and practise Forest Gardening and Agroforestry techniques suitable for the temperate climate of the UK.
So what is Forest Gardening and Agroforestry? It's the interaction of plants that are edible, medicinal, or of some use to mankind and the Eco system alike. It integrates aspects of forestry, agriculture and horticulture, but focuses primarily on perennials, trees, shrubs, herbaceous, ground cover and climbing plants and in our case produces nice tasting, interesting food for the season.
The interaction between plants and the Eco system is a multidimensional one.
Simple orchard type systems are more straight forward than a site furnished with tens or hundreds of different species, but both can work well.
Animals can be used well to manage the pasture element, particularly in the early development of a site when grass is often the dominant species.
Acknowledgements; to Kluadia Vangoole and Fliss laws for their encouragement for me to look at forest gardening before the phrase was part of my vocabulary. In particularly to Martin Crawford for all his hard work in researching Forest Gardening for every ones benefit.
