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The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

1KHO 358: How to Create a Thriving Food Forest | Jen Reelitz, Food Forest Revolution

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.91.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Ginny Yurich sits down with Jen Reelitz, author of Food Forest Revolution, to explore the incredible potential of transforming yards into sustainable food forests. They dive into how food forests create low-maintenance ecosystems, provide food security, and support local pollinators, all while being a haven for kids. Jen shares practical tips on starting a food forest, from choosing perennials to propagating plants and creating vibrant layers of growth. Discover how this inspiring approach fosters resilience, community, and a renewed connection to nature, all within your own yard. ** Download your free 1000 Hours Outside tracker here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/trackers Find everything you need to kick off your 1000 Hours Outside Journey here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/blog/allthethings Order of copy of Ginny's newest book, Until the Streetlights Come On here >> https://amzn.to/3RXjBlN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.0

Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast.

0:32.0

My name is Ginny Erich and the founder of 1000 Hours Outside podcast. My name is Ginny Erich, I'm the founder of

0:34.2

1,000 Hours Outside. We're going to be talking about something really cool today that

0:37.6

we've actually never talked about on this show with Jen Reelitz. It's about Food Forests. Jen welcome.

0:44.0

Thanks for having me.

0:45.0

So you have a book about Food Forests.

0:47.0

It's called Food Forest Revolution.

0:49.0

And then you have this phenomenal booth set up.

0:52.0

We were at the Florida Parent Educators Association

0:55.2

Conference FPEA which is a fun one. It happens Memorial Day weekend every year in the

0:59.9

Orlando area. And your booth looked like a forest.

1:03.2

I mean you did a great job of setting it up.

1:05.8

It looked like you know all this wild plants.

1:09.1

It was a really, really cool eye-catching for sure.

1:12.0

But this is a fantastic topic about what we're doing with our

1:15.3

yards if we have a yard and what could be some other things that we could do that would

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