Educate | Propagate | Inspire
Ecosystem Solution Institute
Tree Sponsorship
One Tree for an Abundant & Resilient Future
Community Tree Sponsorship
Apply to receive a tree and companion plants for your yard. Grow your yard over the years through our sponsorship of plants and educational events to become an edible ecosystem. Your site is part of our database of research for tree suitability to different hardiness zones, soils, and community needs.
Become an EPI Site
Transition your tree planting into an Education Propagation Inspiration (EPI) site with the addition of plant name tags, educational signage and your own community stewardship mission statement. Become a steward who educates, propagates and inspires more edible sites in your community.
Edible Biodiversity Conservation Area
As part of our program you are participating in the outreach of the Edible Biodiversity Conservation Area (EBCA) that includes a 100-acre project in Ontario with thousands of trees planted for research and propagation. Your site is now a seed of this larger edible ecosystem landscape. We are all working to test community-based land transition to ecosystem services for abundance and resilience!
Apply Today!
Your edible ecosystem yard is a click away. We are paying for the full cost of an apple, plum or mulberry with currant and rhubarb companions and a native understory of giant hyssop, violet and wild strawberry!
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1. DOWNLOAD application,
2. FILL the application,
3. RETURN by email.
How to Plant Your Edible Yard? It is as easy as 1... 2... 13!
Describe the key features of the service and how users can benefit from it.
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Apply for the 2026 Edible Tree program by downloading the fillable PDF and emailing it to: info.ecosystemsolution.com
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If your paper work is in order you will be accepted, so long as our supplies last!
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Mark the day of planting: Jun 6, 2026 on your calendar because you must be available to plant this day!
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Gather your materials prior to planting day: about 1 wheel barrow of compost, 2 wheel barrows of hardwood chips, and enough cardboard to twice cover 5 feet x 5 feet.
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Prepare your site by loosening the soil 12" and mixing in compost.
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Pick up your tree with companion plants at the assigned pick-up in your area on June 6, 2026! (location will be sent by email)
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Plant your tree with trellis stake and rodent guard by following the design provided.
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Layer your cardboard sheet mulching across entire planting area, make sure to twice layer so there are no gaps.
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Plant your companion plants following our design specs through sliced cuts in the cardboard. (Design specs provided by email).
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Cover over your entire planting area with chip mulch, snug in around your plants, but don't cover their leaves.
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Water your planting thoroughly, and water every day unless it rains for one week, then water twice a week for a month, and then once a week for the rest of the summer, unless it rains.
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Make sure the plastic tags are tucked low on the plant and do not come off.
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We will come by to inspect the site, install your Edible Biodiversity metal name tags, and put you into our database for hardiness research.
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Learn to maintain and enjoy your edible ecosystem spot! You have succeeded and are now eligible for another spot next year!