Instead of neat rows of monoculture, forest gardens combine fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and perennial vegetables together in one seemingly wild setting. This type of agroforestry mimics natural ecosystems and uses the space available in a sustainable way. UK-based Martin Crawford is one of the pioneers of forest gardening. Starting out with a flat field in 1994, his land has been transformed into a woodland and serves as an educational resource for others interested in forest gardening. This short film by Thomas Regnault focuses on Crawford’s forest garden, which is abundant, diverse, edible, and might be one answer to the future of food systems.
For the last three years, IEN has organized walks in solidarity with other efforts on February 14th to honor our Missing and Murdered Indigenous relatives. In some Native communities, the murder rate for indigenous women is more than ten times the national average. Since the time of contact, our bodies have been trespassed upon as they trespass our homelands and waters.
Watch the video below created for IEN by filmmaker Jason Ewert to learn why we wear red.
