Cultivating Community Through Food Forests In Chattanooga

By Ray Bassett

Published October 2, 2024 at 12:05 AM EDT

They are known as “food forests,” “forest gardens” and “edible forests.”

They mimic the ecosystem of the forest - aligned with growing patterns in nature - as a way to produce food for us.

In this city, the Food Forest Coalition of Chattanooga is committed to this type of cultivation.

Over the summer, I spoke with Jonathan Parkes Allen, the coalition’s founder.
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For more, visit the Coalition’s website: chattanoogafoodforests.org.

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