Stories

Stories

We are gathering stories from groups who have created their own community Forest Gardens and sharing the learning. Do use the loomio forum if you have any questions or comments about these stories. We would love to hear your stories too.

Story Telling Framework —  A learning history is a tried and tested approach which is particularly useful for capturing the learning that’s occurred through a group experience

BedZED and Beyond — The BedZED site is a large eco-village built on a brown field site that used to be an old sewage works in south London

Prestwich Clough Forest Garden — Prestwich Clough forest garden started from a conversation about permaculture at a party on a farm, including African drumming!

Grow Batheaston: A learning history –  Victoria set up ‘Wine and weed’ evenings, communicated via informal social networks among village friends

The popularizing of Forest Garden-style terrace gardens in Tamil Nadu – Observations of how forest gardens are trending in India

Birchfields Park Forest Garden

Ranoch Forest garden – Forest gardening and camping