tropical food forest

David’s Forest Garden in Cambodia

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A reader asked me for advice about starting a forest garden in Cambodia.
A reader asked me for advice about starting a forest garden in Cambodia.

Dear Dr. Geiger, I’ve really enjoyed your naturalhomesteader videos on YouTube! Thank you for making and sharing them!

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Our Tropical Forest Garden Progress

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Current progress of our tropical food forest. Much work remains to be done amending and building the soil, and planting additional small plants.
Current progress of our tropical food forest. Much work remains to be done amending and building the soil, and planting additional small plants.

I want to first thank all those who have pioneered the way for growing forest gardens. Special thanks to Geoff Lawton, Robert Hart, David Holmgren, Bill Mollison and Sepp Holtzer. Their permaculture books and videos have been immensely beneficial even though our food forest is unique, as partially explained below. I also want to emphasize the importance of permaculture and encourage readers to learn as much as possible in order to develop more sustainable practices.

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Two Amazing Trees

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Leucaena is a nitrogen fixing tree with many beneficial characteristics.
Leucaena is a nitrogen fixing tree with many beneficial characteristics.

In the process of researching trees and plants for our tropical food forests, we came across two trees with extremely practical characteristics. Moringa, the third tree we’re focusing on, was covered in previous blog posts. Moringa is considered one of the most nutritious plants in the world and will play a pivotal role in our food forests.

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