Food Forest at the Goulburn Community Garden

I designed the Food Forest according to permaculture principles in 2012. It features food producing trees, shrubs and ground covers. The design has been implemented by the Community Garden community over ten years. It’s exciting to see it starting to look like a forest! Espaliered apples are a feature.

Winding grassy pathway leading through a mature community food forest in Goulburn.

Dense companion planting of fruit trees and flowering plants in a biodiverse Goulburn permaculture garden.

Landscape architect Raina Emerson managing a community food forest project in Goulburn, NSW.

Espaliered apple trees grown along a fence in a cool-climate Goulburn food forest.

Unused site in Goulburn before being transformed into a permaculture food forest by Raina Emerson Landscape Design.

The Food Forest space in 2013 before work began

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