Funding Received!

We are excited to announce that the Carolinian Food Forest has received $4500 from TD Friends of the Environment to carry out more of the site plan in 2013!!! AND our new project, the Crouch Fruit Tree Guild Project has received $5000 from SPARKS! Neighbourhood Matching Funds to plant 3 fruit trees and their associated guilds next to Dillabough Community Garden this year.

There is also money in both of these funds for several workshops over the summer so check out our Events page for dates and registration information. We hope you can join us for some of them.

Species Guild

The Carolinian Food Forest is a large site designed in an integrated manner so there are supporting species through the forest. On a smaller site, with 1 or 2 trees you would want to plant a guild to get the same effects. A guild is an assembly of plants that help support a central element, generally a fruit or nut tree. As a mini-ecosystem these supporting plants provide nutrients, mulch, pest control and attract pollinators for the central tree. Planting a guild on your front lawn or in a corner of your backyard is a quick and easy way to beautify your landscape with edibles and medicinals that come back every year and are low maintenance.