Food forest gardening has served humans since ancient times.  The forest feeds itself (no one rakes the leaves, and they become new soil), retains water for itself (imagine... how long the trees drip after the rain), shades itself, fertilizes itself, manages pests on its own.  Gardening in the model of a forest is not new but the old can flourish like a fresh idea when the time is right.  Now forest gardens of all sizes are evidencing the powerful potential to feed people and restore ecosystems. 

Check out these eye-opening movies and exemplary gardens as an inspiration that your corner of land, whether private or community, has great potential!