Video Tour of Michael Pilarski's food forest 4 months after planting into a grassy field ...

Last year we released this video course showing you how to plant a medicinal food forest from scratch.

In this 30 minute video tour, Michael Pilarski walks us through what the food forest looks like four months after planting:



Link to video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U7_fVIhvpA


You can discover more about this online video program here: http://organiclifeguru.com/course/how-to-grow-a-medicinal-food-forest/

This is very inspiring. Halfway into it, I had to stop it and go outside and plant two more rows in an unplanted area of the garden.

But I am puzzled about one thing. How does he get $10 a pound for basil?!?

Excellent video Chris...thanks for posting this. Very intense planting which takes a lot of skill.

Awesome stuff. Thanks for posting. I love the diversity and density of the plantings.

John Elliott wrote:This is very inspiring. Halfway into it, I had to stop it and go outside and plant two more rows in an unplanted area of the garden.

But I am puzzled about one thing. How does he get $10 a pound for basil?!?

I like the use of annuals to fill in the spaces while the trees and shrubs grow
I use this technique myself
my "food forest" is more like small "food patches or beds" with paths in between to become a forest
rather than one long forest
but he has big open ground to work with

He is selling "medicinal plants" I don't know his arrangement
but it would seem to be a hard sell for someone just starting out
to try and medicinal plants without some contacts in the business

He said the "holy basil" from India was what he was getting $10/lb
again this must be from company that specializes in medicinal herbs

A very interesting video, none the less

John Elliott wrote:This is very inspiring. Halfway into it, I had to stop it and go outside and plant two more rows in an unplanted area of the garden.

But I am puzzled about one thing. How does he get $10 a pound for basil?!?

Michael is referring to Holy Basil. It is actually in the mint family. Holy Basil is a sacred plant in India and has been grown there for thousands of years. It is considered to be a powerful antioxidant with anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-inflammatory properties. Recent research has studied Holy Basil for its therapeutic potential in cancer and stabilizing effects in diabetes treatment. More compelling research results have connected Holy Basil with stress relief and relaxation.

To learn more about the medicinal herbs that Skeeter (Michael) has for sale, check out his website: www.friendsofthetrees.net

I Just love the way Skeeter goes through the property in such a matter of fact way. I wish I knew as much and could remember, about herbs as he does. I'll keep workin' on it.

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Chris