The Easy Way To
GROW YOUR OWN FOOD FOREST
Done-with-you, at your place, with expert local support.
There's a better way to grow your own food.
AND We’re on a mission to teach people how to DO IT..
Why just grow a garden, when you can grow a Food Forest?
What is a Food Forest?
As opposed to growing food in a garden bed (which requires tons of input every year), we strategically plant food-producing trees & plants, to emulate the layers of a forest system.
This way, nature does most of the hard work for us, and we end up with a biodiverse food forest system that produces more & more food, year after year.
Why just grow a garden, when you can grow a Food Forest?
What is a Food Forest?
As opposed to growing food in a garden bed (which requires tons of input every year), we strategically plant food-producing trees & plants, to emulate the layers of a forest system.
This way, nature does most of the hard work for us, and we end up with a biodiverse food forest system that produces more & more food, year after year.
So, why subscribe with us?
We've done all the research and hard work, so that you can just skip the hard part and get a food forest as quickly & easily as possible
You'll get some wild & crazy exotic fruits & foods, as well as the usual kiwi favourites that everyone knows & loves.
We'll also focus on making your food forest as aesthetically pleasing as possible too, with flowers and other interesting and beneficial plants to help balance your landscape.
We'll set it all up for you - and check in monthly until your food forest is flourishing and you have a deep understanding of your system
How it Works:
WE MAKE IT EASY TO GROW YOUR OWN FOOD FOREST!
First, check that you are within our current available locations – then book a free site visit with us, here.
While our setups can be quite bespoke, we’d recommend allowing for a 12 x 5 metre space (60m2). This will allow for a substantial food forest with three rows, and a walking path between each. Additional rows can be added, if needed.
When you’re ready, you can sign up with us. The cost for us to build you a full blown syntropic Food Forest is $1000, and then $200 per month on an ongoing basis until you feel you can take over all by yourself.
There’s quite a lot of work involved with getting things set up, initially. While we are happy to do the full setup for you – you’d benefit most from getting involved and helping out with the setup.
2. Set Up
Once you’ve signed up, we’ll design your system together, then organise a day to come in and do your installation. This will take a full day for 2 of our team.
Here, we’ll prepare the area, clear all the grass, layer your soil, and spread around 6m3 of mulch (all included in your setup cost) – then plant your support rows and some initial fruit/food trees in your tree lines.
Our first year will be mainly focussed on getting the ‘scaffolding’ all set up (support species, future canopy layer, banana trees etc).
From year 2 onwards, your Food Forest will start to be more productive and give off more of a ‘jungle’ vibe.
We also have a WhatsApp & Facebook group where all our Food Foresters can collab and discuss ideas.
3. Regular check ins
We’ll come back to catch up once every 4-6 weeks, to catch up & see how your food forest is progressing.
When we check in, we’ll check in on your soil, plant health and bring in more trees/plants/mulch as & when needed. We’ll also take care of any required pruning and grass/weed management.
A huge part of our purpose is to teach you the principles of permaculture, so that eventually you can take over yourself, without needing our help.
You’ll receive lessons and guidance and any handy hints/tips that will benefit you and your family, in the long term.
As your system matures, the requirement for human input will decrease.
All subscribers also receive a hungry bin worm farm, so you can learn how to compost/recycle your food scraps to feed your food forest!
Added bonus – learn how to compost with your own worm farm!
All of our subscriptions include a fully managed worm farm/compost bin.
Homemade bio-recycling is an essential part of consistently growing your own food.
Food scraps are a valuable resource containing minerals and nutrients that feed plants.
Food scraps are a valuable resource containing minerals and nutrients that can feed your plants.
All you have to do is throw your food scraps in the compost bin – we’ll ensure the worm population is healthy, and your soil is progressing as it should be – educating you along the way.
ALL FOR JUST $200 PER MONTH
(plus a $1000 setup fee)
Our Mission:
WE BELIEVE THAT
EVERYONE IN NEW ZEALAND SHOULD BE ABLE TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD.
EVERYONE IN NEW ZEALAND SHOULD BE ABLE TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD.
> GROW ORGANIC FOOD
> CULTIVATE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
> LOCALISE ABUNDANCE
FREE SITE VISIT
Ready to jump on board?
Your first step is to book a free site visit and we can discuss your options.
Serving the East Coast Bays, North Shore, Auckland.
More locations to be added later. Contact us to request a new area.
Once subscribed, pricing starts from $120/month. We will discuss all the details at your free site visit.
Why Choose Food Insurance?
Proven System
Transplanting seedlings means neat, precise rows. This is especially essential for new growers in order to learn how edible plants look.
LOCAL Guidance
Learn from an local grower who lives in your climate. As great as online information is, ecology varies vastly from place to place.
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
Reduce your vulnerability to the instability of our industrial food system. Keep your supply accessible and your residence resilient.
COMPANION PLANTING
Each installation will include at least 10 species that will each fill a niche to reduce pests, enrich soil, hold moisture, attract beneficial species.
NUTRIENT DENSE CYCLES
We feed our gardens with help from the most powerful and experienced organic fertilisers on earth: worms!
ABUNDANT NEIGHBOUR
Our system is scalable so you can have excesses to share with neighbours and create a new culture of mutually beneficial relationships.
STOP EATING POSION
Industrial produce is laced with glyphosate. We grow food with zero herbicides and pesticides.
CLOSED LOOP ECONOMY
When you include a fully managed fertiliser factory (worm farm), last months scraps will feed next months food.
SAFER NEIGHBOURHOODS
Lack of live food is a major cause of crime. When food is available, we can collectively rise from fight or flight mode.
Our other options
Vitamin Cabinet
1m x 1m garden bed.
A more basic option to help you grow leafy greens, cooking herbs, and medicinal teas.
Always have a lush, highly diverse 1m x 1m garden bed at your place.
Establish a local health source.
Interested? Check if you are within our locations, then book a free site visit.
Living Pantry
Teepee + additional planters.
Grow full, well-balanced meals.
Includes:
– 2 visits to your garden per season.
– A fully serviced and managed Hungry Bin worm farm for your composting.
– Various Potatoes (White, Sweet/Kumara, Apple…)
– Cooking Herb Bushes (Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano…)
– Your own Teepee tower with vine veggies (Peas, Pumpkins, Cucumbers etc.
Interested? Check if you are within our locations, then book a free site visit.
Food Insurance Food Forest
3 Food Forest rows. 12m x 5m total area.
Best suited for people with a decent amount of space, who want to see the benefits of long-term growing. Come along for the journey and learn about syntropic agroforestry with us!
You’ll receive is a full syntropic system, utilising the permaculture principles of succession – planting through space and time!
Includes:
– 2 visits to your garden per season.
– A fully serviced and managed Hungry Bin worm farm for your composting.
– 12 x 5m (2 support rows, one tree line)
– Everyday favourites + intriguing exotics
– Exponential growth year on year
Start any time throughout the year.
Interested? Check if you are within our locations, then book a free site visit.
