Relationships in a Food Forest and Community Gardens

Episode Summary: In this episode, Inma and Olabanji discussed the ecosystem and relationships in a Food Forest and the many benefits of a Community Gardens to grow foods even if you don’t have access to a garden

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Olabanji Stephen and Inma Lopez.

Olabanji is from Lagos Nigeria, He’s a Creative Director and visual designer that helps brands gain clarity, deliver meaningful experiences and build tribes through Design & Strategy. He founded Jorney - a community designed to help people stay productive, accountable, and do their best work.

Imma is from Cádiz in the South of Spain, living in Aberdeen, Scotland. Imma is a sommelier, a poet, a podcaster, a mother, a slow food advocate, and an animist activist.

What do we need to grow a food forest? In this 2-part conversation, Olabanji and Inma talked about how plants and animals can grow harmoniously in a food forest. In the 2nd part, Inma and Olabanji shared some ideas and personal experiences of community gardens in Seville. When Inma was living in Seville, she couldn’t grow food in her garden. so she joined a community. She found much more than gardening and food growing, but really what a community means.

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