Edible Ecoscapes and Food Forest

Edible Ecoscapes and Food Forest We host an entire food forest on our 1/3 acre suburban lot. Which houses over 100 species during the height of growing season. Welcome to the FOOD REVOLUTION!!

Our goal is to help educate and inspire the community to be more self sustainable.

Pulled two more Kaho melons today. These are absolutely stunning and delicious personal sized watermelons. Great for sma...
09/07/2026

Pulled two more Kaho melons today. These are absolutely stunning and delicious personal sized watermelons. Great for small spaces and prolific! I will have seeds!

Pumpkin update!! They are growing super fast with all this rain!!! Hoping that first frost stays away till late next mon...
09/07/2026

Pumpkin update!! They are growing super fast with all this rain!!! Hoping that first frost stays away till late next month….🤞🏻🤞🏻

09/02/2026
The first of our melons have arrived!! It was sooo JUICY! We look forward to the rest ripening up with this heat! At lea...
09/01/2026

The first of our melons have arrived!! It was sooo JUICY! We look forward to the rest ripening up with this heat! At least 5 more growing out there!!

Better late than never. We should have plenty of time for them to grow and ripen. They are growing VERY QUICKLY. Three f...
08/28/2026

Better late than never. We should have plenty of time for them to grow and ripen. They are growing VERY QUICKLY. Three fairytale pumpkins are set and covered to keep the critters off of them.
We do not carve these. These are “cheese” type pumpkins which have a thicker flesh for eating! They make the most amazing pies. 🥧

Melons are so close! Macoun Apples are a few weeks away and the pumpkins have finally caught up! One pollinated and anot...
08/25/2026

Melons are so close! Macoun Apples are a few weeks away and the pumpkins have finally caught up! One pollinated and another pollinated this am.

Quick harvest this am! Finally getting zucchini! Green beans coming in buckets everyday! Tomatoes are mostly my tiny one...
08/24/2026

Quick harvest this am! Finally getting zucchini! Green beans coming in buckets everyday! Tomatoes are mostly my tiny ones at this time but they are going crazy! As well as a few hidden cukes I found! The watermelons are soooo close and MASSIVE! Hopefully end of this week we start picking. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

8lbs!! For a total of over 15lbs for the season! Incredibly grateful! ☺️
08/20/2026

8lbs!! For a total of over 15lbs for the season! Incredibly grateful! ☺️

Back gardens update! Silks have appeared on the corn! The watermelons are GOING OFF!! The runner beans have beans!! And ...
08/19/2026

Back gardens update! Silks have appeared on the corn! The watermelons are GOING OFF!! The runner beans have beans!! And we finally have pumpkins and zucchini! Grateful to be getting there! With the growing El Niño I expect a later start to winter this year….if much of a winter at all.

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