Food Forest Podcast: Alan Carter – Scotland’s Guide to Sustainable Growth

Описание: Can you grow a food forest in the challenging climate of northern Scotland? In this episode, host Louis De Jaeger speaks with Alan Carter, author of A Food Forest in Your Garden and one of Scotland’s leading voices in forest gardening.

Alan has planted over a million trees across Scotland and shares insights from decades of hands-on experience restoring landscapes, experimenting with edible perennials, and designing resilient ecosystems. Together, they discuss Scotland’s history of deforestation, the complexities of rewilding, and how agroforestry can reshape the country’s food systems.

In this conversation, Alan explores:
🌳 Planting over a million trees to reforest Scotland
🐺 The ecological and cultural challenges of predator reintroduction
🌱 How agroforestry complements traditional sheep farming
🏡 Building thriving food forests in small gardens and urban spaces
🌦 Adapting forest gardening to unpredictable Scottish weather
🍽 Creative cooking with forest garden ingredients
🤝 Community food-sharing to reduce waste and foster connection
🧭 The patience and experimentation behind sustainable systems

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