Urban Food Forests with Dr. James Allen

<p>“Urban food forests in the American Southwest” with Dr. James Allen.</p> <p>Food forests are multi-level polycultures where fruit and nut trees, vegetables, shade trees, mushrooms, aquatic plants, and more can all exist in the same urban or rural space. They’re known to have many benefits, both environmentally and socially; however, in more arid climates like the American Southwest, there are a few hurdles urban agroforesters must overcome. In this episode, Dr. Jim Allen discusses a recent survey of Southwestern food forests and how these mini-oases are learning to thrive in more arid climates.</p> <p>Tune in to learn:</p> <ul> <li>How food forests, agroforestry, urban agroforestry, and permaculture overlap</li> <li>Success stories for food forests in the American Southwest</li> <li>Ongoing challenges for food forest implementation</li> <li>Future research and partnerships opportunities for food forests and agriculture at large</li> </ul> <p>If you would like more information about this topic, this episode’s paper is available here: <a href= "https://doi.org/10.1002/uar2.20018">https://doi.org/10.1002/uar2.20018</a></p> <p>This paper is always freely available.</p> <p>If you would like more information about Agroforestry at large, the 3^rd edition of North American Agroforestry is available here: <a href= "https://doi.org/10.1002/9780891183785.ch14">https://doi.org/10.1002/9780891183785.ch14</a></p> <p>Use discount code NAA35 for 35% off through April 30, 2022.</p> <p>If you would like to find transcripts for this episode or sign up for our newsletter, please visit our website: <a href= "http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/">http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/</a></p> <p>Contact us at <a href= "mailto:podcast@sciencesocieties.org">podcast@sciencesocieties.org</a> or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe.</p> <p>If you would like to reach out to Jim, you can find him here:<br /> <a href="mail