Food Forest International Research Network update - November 2017
FFIRN was created at IPCUK in September 2015. After a period of inactivity over the summer of 2017, FFIRN is now reactivating.
Activities to date
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Steering Group of 7 meets regularly online.
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70 people have joined FFIRN by completing the members survey.
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£10,000 bid to research Indian home gardens submitted to Lush Spring prize, April 2017, shortlisted but unsuccessful.
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The Temperate Forest Garden Baseline Survey collected 124 responses in 2014, now being analysed and written up.
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The Worldwide Food Forest Survey has collected 125 responses so far, and is open for responses.
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The Permaculture Research Digest was dedicated to forest gardens in October 2016, attracting 7,600 views, double any previous month
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Forest Gardening in Practice by FFIRN member Tomas Remiarz published
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Forest Garden Archetypes by FFIRN member Candela Vargas published online
Next steps
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Publish the Temperate Forest Garden Survey results in a journal.
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Analyse The Worldwide Forest Garden Survey.
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Identify a suitable online forum for members' discussions.
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Submit more funding bids for FFIRN research.
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Collect, publish and share research from FFIRN members.
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Informal FFIRN meeting at IPC India.