Ferry Forest Garden Experience!

By Jodi Trendler

Join us for a guided tour of The Resiliency Institute's Ferry Forest Garden and learn how to take your sustainable landscaping to the next level. If you already garden for the pollinators and other wildlife, you can learn how to use permaculture by including plants and strategies for your human needs, as well. 

Photo by The Resiliency Institute

The Ferry Forest Garden is a demonstration for how communities can replace right-of-way lawns with public permaculture forest gardens, creating an edible park that grows food security and regenerates ecosystems. Planting began in spring 2015 with 20 trees funded by the Illinois Prairie Path. The garden now has over 30 shrubs, a huge lkultur berm, and much of the herbaceous layer. West Chicago High School donated almost 200 plants, and the rest were donated by community members and Forest Garden Friends, and paid for with proceeds from The Resiliency Institute's educational programming. The best part of permaculture design is that the objective is to design the work OUT of the garden to give you more time to enjoy. 

This evening will provide time to learn about the plants and the permaculture design approach used to build this garden, connect with friends, and enjoy some forest garden treats.

Thursday September 26 at 6:30 pm. The garden is located at 30w060 Ferry Rd., Naperville. We are meeting a bit early to capture as much daylight as possible for this outdoor adventure. Bring a friend!