Site-suitable design necessitates growing plants that can survive the winter's cold or the summer's drought. Ecosystem cultures grow and enjoy plants that are successful in their region. The culinary joy of eating site-suitable plants includes diversity of nutrition and also the low carbon footprint of these locally-adapted and regionally-appropriate foods.

What does food security mean to you? Food security often looks like being able to have the foods you need without reliance on global food systems. But why does that look like? Let me know in the comments or send me a message. #garden #talkingfood #foodsecurity #zachloeks #edibleecosystem #design #conversations

This root cellar uses the energy of the earth to create ideal conditions for storage of root crops like carrots and beets. This can be done in backyards or urban spaces too and is part of a growing conversation around food security. Visit www.zachloeks.com to learn more. #garden #farm #rootcellar #design #prrmaculture #zachloeks #foodsecurity #winter #talkingfood

What does it mean to find a wild or feral fruit tree that is perfect and yet has required zero labour, fertilizer or pesticides or any other sort of management! Is there not immense value in this in a world that struggles to make sense of how it will feed itself? #garden #farm #wildfruit #edibleecosystem #permaculture #permacultura #design #zachloeks #edibleecosystemsolution #book

Understand the organization of your garden as an operation cycle.

Introducing Compost Path management using two-wheel tractors/

Ecosystems are an imports organization of life and can be understood better for food system design.