A couple of years ago I began the planning phases of a tropical food forest garden. I could blame it on work, busyness, or on a hurricane or two, but basically, I haven't gotten to the execution phase yet.
BUT, I have though A LOT about what kind of forest I want to build. One factor in my thinking is what kind of crops I want to
sell.
Trees are incredibly prolific, way beyond what the average family can consume, so I've thought to design my forest around a few systems that I may be able to turn a
profit from. In particular, I'm interested in a few value-added products with processes that the farm could be organized around.
For example, I have dozens of mango trees already, so I've been learning how to dehydrate
fruit in hopes of selling them. Cacao is also popular in our region, so I hope to plant a few dozen of those and process them in house. The actual "food" from this food forest would be interspersed throughout the understory, rhizome layer, and shrubbery.
Is anyone else doing this successfully? If so, what does your system look like?