NE 120th Food Forest
BUILDING COMMUNITY & FOOD SECURITY
These demonstration sites are volunteer-planted and stewarded, connecting landless community members who are passionate about regenerative agriculture and permaculture with homeowners who don’t value monoculture lawn spaces. We secure these donated spaces for 5 year-minimum periods, allowing the maturation and development of thriving food-bearing ecosystems with the goal of donating large amounts of high quality produce to nearby free fridges and mutual aid orgs.
NE 120th FOOD FOREST
This is the first front yard food forest demonstration site in outer NE Portland, an area that has a long history of orchards, but after WWII was developed and most of the fruit trees were removed. This area of town also has a good deal of food insecurity and large food deserts. This 1200sq ft design uses principles of the forest garden design. Planting will begin in March 2024.
