More people have been writing to me to ask, So what’s in your food forest? In response, I’ve put together this list of many of the trees, vines, shrubs, and roots we have planted since arriving on our land six years ago.

As the so-called "staple" crops of the world (wheat, rice, potatoes, corn and soy) become more precarious, more damaging to soils and less sustainable, what foods can we explore as viable alternatives to feeding growing populations?

To stake off the rainforest as a no-man’s land does not solve the problem at hand, nor does it acknowledge the rich history of not just people but civilizations thriving in a seemingly inhospitable jungle, while keeping the delicate balance needed to sustain the ecosystem.