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In this film by Quentin Clark of Silk Purse Videos, we learn some fantastic tips and techniques for creating a forest garden from scratch. Project Leader Ben Clark and farmer Ed Green have 3 core principles:

1. How to hold more carbon and water in the landscape;
2. How to restore wildlife habitat;
3. How to reconnect people with the natural world and themselves.

They explain the concept of a forest garden structure and demonstrate the process of 'lasagne mulching' (or 'sheet composting').

Ben and Ed learnt how to do this on a forest gardening course run by Martin Crawford, the author of the book shown in the film, 'Creating a Forest Garden'. For more information on the book, courses and the Agroforestry Research Trust, please see https://www.agroforestry.co.uk/product/creating-a-forest-garden-2/.

This is part 1. In part 2 we return to Ben and Ed to learn how to choose the trees for the canopy layer, how to plant the trees, and planting the under storey layer. We've done 2 previous films on forest gardens: https://youtu.be/9cE9jTDgstI (Growing Edible Berries in a Forest Garden) and https://youtu.be/ltoqBHiJ-Gg (How to Create a Forest Garden).