Forest Gardening with Robert Hart DVD

Description

Some forty-five years ago the late Robert Hart had a vision of planting a small food-producing forest, which could fulfil the needs of a healthy diet and at the same time create a beautiful and ecologically sound environment. He based his ideas on tropical forest gardens, which combine maximum output with minimum labour. Having explored Robert s practical and philosophical ideas, this film goes on to look at two other projects inspired by the principles of forest gardening and perennial vegetable growing. On a windy plot in Cornwall, Ken Fern has set up Plants for a Future. He grows 1,500 species of useful perennial plants (with a further 5,500 on a database). Ken s idea is to create a garden that caters for all our needs, and, above all, a garden that can be enjoyed. And a few miles north of London, Mike and Julia Guerra have created a tiny garden as an inspiration to anyone wishing to act locally . For as little as two hours a week, they can grow produce for six months of the year. This has been achieved by successfully combining the techniques of permaculture design, forest gardening and conventional organic growing.