Create a self-sufficient food forest in 7 steps!
A guide to feeding yourself, healing the earth, and spending more time in nature.
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Cultivate Abundance, Cultivate Life.
Longing for a deeper connection with the earth and your food source?
Dive into the art of food forestry with our guide, and learn how to blend productivity with sustainability in your own backyard.
Unlock the secrets to growing diverse, nutrient-rich ecosystems that support not just your family, but local wildlife and the environment, avoiding the common challenges that newcomers face.
Dive into the art of food forestry with our guide, and learn how to blend productivity with sustainability in your own backyard.
Unlock the secrets to growing diverse, nutrient-rich ecosystems that support not just your family, but local wildlife and the environment, avoiding the common challenges that newcomers face.
What You'll Gain:
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Abundant Harvests:
Expect more food than you can consume, enough to share with your neighbours!
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Superior Quality:
Harvest tastier, more nutritious fruits and vegetables that surpass anything you'll find in the produce aisle. -
Environmental Impact:
Significantly reduce your carbon footprint and contribute to healing the earth.
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Connection with Nature:
Enjoy spending more time outdoors, immersed in the tranquility of nature.
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Consistent Yields:
Look forward to predictable, bountiful harvests year after year.
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Enhanced Biodiversity:
Boost the variety of life in your garden, attracting beneficial insects and wildlife.
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Permaculture Principles:
Integrate permaculture principles that work with nature, not against it.
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Expert Guidance:
Gain invaluable insights from someone who has successfully created their own food forest, sharing practical advice and proven strategies.
Meet The Academy Founder
Kenton has spent the last decade funneling his knowledge about permaculture, sustainability, and off-grid living into engaging online and in-person classes. He’s already helped hundreds of students reduce their environmental footprints, grow their own food, save money, be in nature, and actually live their lives.
His obsession with all things sustainability began after stumbling upon a free permaculture course. A high school art teacher at the time, he couldn’t help but share this new knowledge with his students. To his surprise, he realized the kids cared less about art and more about “worm poop” and alternative homes.
So he quit the school system and began a life-long sustainability journey. It took him to Australia, where he became a certified permaculture instructor; then, to his home country, Canada, where he traveled from coast-to-coast, consulting clients and government bodies; and then to Barbados, where he teamed up with the government to start a permaculture school.
Today, Kenton lives debt-free in an off-grid tiny home that he built himself, and he spends his time educating people and consulting government bodies. He currently resides in B.C. with his girlfriend (Destiny), cat (Mr. Moseby), and dog (Oskar).
His obsession with all things sustainability began after stumbling upon a free permaculture course. A high school art teacher at the time, he couldn’t help but share this new knowledge with his students. To his surprise, he realized the kids cared less about art and more about “worm poop” and alternative homes.
So he quit the school system and began a life-long sustainability journey. It took him to Australia, where he became a certified permaculture instructor; then, to his home country, Canada, where he traveled from coast-to-coast, consulting clients and government bodies; and then to Barbados, where he teamed up with the government to start a permaculture school.
Today, Kenton lives debt-free in an off-grid tiny home that he built himself, and he spends his time educating people and consulting government bodies. He currently resides in B.C. with his girlfriend (Destiny), cat (Mr. Moseby), and dog (Oskar).
Don't believe us?
Here's What Others Are Saying
Mind blown! And yes, our education system sucks! Kenton Zerbin was enthusiastic about everything from worm poop to food forests. It was amazing to be inspired and educated by such a charismatic individual.”
~Melissa Wilk
A strong teacher with commitment, admirable energy and a well rounded expertise.
~Geoff Lawton
I can now help my landscape become a healthier, diverse, self-sustaining, ecosystem. I have learned a way for humans to live sustainably within nature which is beneficial to all life.
~Janet H.
Got questions?
Get answers to the most popular questions
A food forest is a perrenial system which includes a mix of trees, shrubs, and plants. By copying the structure and process of a natural forest, we can create food systems that are self-renewing, need little watering, and produce free food year-after-year.
Creating a food forest can be as simple or as complicated as you want. You can put in hardy species, or delicate ones. You can let it grow into a jungle, or manage it like a zen garden. Personally, I like to treat it like a messy painting or a sculpture; I plant trees with artistic intention and design, and then let them express themselves into a work of art that matures in 10-15 years.
Nope! You can spend as much as you want and get all sorts of fancy trees and shrubs, but I prefer to use mostly hardy species, some you can often find for free in your area. I also am a fan of simple propogation techniques that can turn 1 tree into 100!
An orchard is usually a mono-culture of one species needing pest management, workers and machinery to control it, and is more suitable for a business. A Food Forest is a poly-culture of species that makes up its own mini-ecosystem. It needs less work and is more resilient than an orchard and is more suitable for a family or community.
Living Well Shouldn't Be a Luxury
Take the First Step Towards Your Dream Life
This guide is your first step towards a life where you don't just survive but thrive.
A life where you're not just buying your existence but creating it.
Where living well is not a luxury, but a standard.
A life where you're not just buying your existence but creating it.
Where living well is not a luxury, but a standard.
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