The FGCU Food Forest works to advance the mission of the university through offering unique and innovative educational and service learning opportunities for students, alumni, staff, faculty, and community members and through enhancing awareness of sustainable food production and whole food nutrition.

Dec 16, 2021 · Arlo Simonds’ Food Forest experience inspired him to establish a community garden in Fort Myers. Morales, garden manager at the historic landmark resort, describes the seasonality of the greenery while snapping bits of leaves to smell or taste.

Feb 26, 2025 · Location: The FGCU Food Forest is past Sugden Welcome Center and before Kleist Health Education Center. Look for a shipping container that says “FOOD FOREST” on your left. Approximate address: 9920 FGCU South Court.

5 days ago · Erica Klopf, who graduated from FGCU in 2012, was one of the founding students. She designed the Food Forest as her senior thesis project. Klopf’s interest in food forests started in 2009, which is when she started the project with a fruit tree initiative. It has grown over the years before it blossomed into the Food Forest in 2010.

Sep 4, 2020 · Firmly rooted in FGCU’s sustainability and interdisciplinary values, the Food Forest has yielded a bumper crop of dividends: nourishing food, contemplative time and service-learning opportunities; hands-on learning about native plants, soil science and sustainable agriculture as well as a leadership, communication and civic engagement skills ...

The FGCU Food Forest is a sub-tropical permaculture garden, established and maintained by students since 2011.

Hi all! We will be hosting our first food forest potluck event in association with @fgcufoodforesters next Sunday, September 8th. We would love to have you all stop by, either bringing food or just enjoying the evening with us. The more food, drinks, and friends the better! If you cannot make it to the event, don’t worry.

Nov 30, 2022 · Help maintain the compost program for the FGCU Food Forest! We will be mulching, lining pathways with oysters, and making compost piles. We will also organize the Food Forest shipping container and nursery area.

Nov 29, 2023 · Location: The FGCU Food Forest is past Sugden Welcome Center and before Kleist Health Education Center. Look for a shipping container that says “FOOD FOREST” on your left. Approximate address: 9920 FGCU South Court.

A list of the plants found within FGCU's Food Forest