Your land is trying to become a forest
Ever seen a food forest and felt that quiet ache: I want this. Then gone home to your paddock of kikuyu, and asked: ‘Where do I start?’
Syntropic Agroforestry
Taking our place in nature, as enablers of her abundance
The industrial model of food production is a recent experiment—barely a century old. It promised abundance and efficiency, yet it
Fast Track your Food Forest – in collaboration with nature
If you have access to land and feel the pull to grow real food — not as a hobby, but as a way of living more honestly with the land — this learning journey is for you.
From Grass to Syntropic Food Forest: Lessons along the way
You could do it alone, but why would you? 12 people joined Session 3 of the Fast Track your Food
Syntropic Agroforestry – introduction
The syntropic or successional approach to agroforestry outlines a way of interacting with ecosystems which marks a step in the
Fast Track your Food Forest – Maintenance
Planting is 10%. Maintenance is 90%. A food forest grows not by chance, but by the cut of a blade and the return of light. 🌳
The Regeneration Pulse — September 2025
This first “Pulse” tracks how farmers, investors, and communities are stepping into regeneration—signalling the early stages of an exponential curve.
Growing Syntropic Food Forests and Community
This was the fourth time we’ve offered Session One of our three-part Fast Track Your Food Forest series, and I’m
Fast Tracking your Food Forest
The first in a series of Fast Track your Food Forest trainings began with the question: What Matters to you?
Fellow Archan Permaculture founder, James Andrews opened with an Holistic Decision Making exercise that gave space for deepening the context of each person’s why.
Looking for land? Can’t afford it?
Home and land ownership in New Zealand is at its lowest rate since 1951 and is expected to fall further.