Take me there: Food Forest in Mattapan

“It’s a quarter-acre “food forest" — a formerly vacant lot now filled with fruit trees, berry bushes — and soon, mushrooms. Unlike community gardens, food forests mimic natural ecosystems, with a focus on native food-bearing plants that provide habitat for insects and birds. Anyone in the community can harvest food for free.

It’s a quarter-acre “food forest" — a formerly vacant lot now filled with fruit trees, berry bushes — and soon, mushrooms. Unlike community gardens, food forests mimic natural ecosystems, with a focus on native food-bearing plants that provide habitat for insects and birds. Anyone in the community can harvest food for free.” - WBUR