The difference between the first year and a few years on can be a true transformation. But be patient. Remember that life makes the conditions for more life possible.

More people have been writing to me to ask, So what’s in your food forest? In response, I’ve put together this list of many of the trees, vines, shrubs, and roots we have planted since arriving on our land six years ago.

Whenever I have a moment of doubt, I put down my tools and walk into the forest. By engaging my senses, I observe and intuit the ways soil icrobes and fungi and plants and animals all interact, relationships inside relationships inside relationships.

Take a tour of a regeneration project five years in the making.

Perhaps you have some land and you want to manage it in a way that's good for you and good for the earth. Maybe you even have your garden planted and you're wondering, What can I do with the rest of it? Here I'll discuss three options, how to determine what is most appropriate for your land, and how to do it.