Project Description
This project aims to establish a sustainable food forest that provides fresh, healthy food for children’s homes while generating income through the sale of surplus produce. By integrating a mix of fast-growing and large fruit-bearing trees as well as medicinal plants, the food forest will ensure a continuous supply of nutritious fruits while promoting self-sufficiency.
Project Steps:
- Preparing the Land – Clearing and readying the soil for planting.
- Procuring Trees – Acquiring a variety of fruit trees and plants.
- Designing the Layout – Creating a detailed plan for tree and plant placement.
- Selecting Fruit Trees – Choosing species that balance fast growers with larger trees for long-term sustainability.
- Purchasing Fruits and Plants – Sourcing additional plants to complement the ecosystem.
- Installing an Irrigation System – Establishing water channels and beds to ensure proper hydration.
- Digging Planting Holes – Preparing the ground for tree planting.
- Planting the Food Forest – Implementing the design by planting approximately 100 trees.
- Monitoring Growth – Tracking tree development in collaboration with the landowner to ensure long-term success.
By combining ecological principles with economic viability, this food forest will not only support the health and well-being of children but also create a sustainable model for community-driven agriculture.
Project Implementation
Forest93 Ambassador Christio Wijnhard plans, coordinates and monitors the Food Forests.
Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture help with training, plant monitoring and distribution of plant material.
Beneficiaries
Children from surrounding children’s homes who will participate in training, planting and harvesting their own fruits. Children’s homes can sell their superfluous fruits to collect funds for their operations.
Goal
Create a Food Forest in each district where the public can find healthy fruit and traditional plants, used for home remedies, for their own use, starting with children’s homes.
Why Christio Wijnhard initiated this project
“I believe Suriname is very fertile. We are the most forested country on earth, but we still have children with hunger. By planting food forests for the next generations I hope to plant the seeds for a new Suriname: one who is green, one who bears fruit and wellness for all.”
Investment Need
USD 10,000 per year
Timeline
Looking for partners who want to commit to establish a fruit forest and help monitor/ adopt it for 3 – 5 years.