Food Forest Foundation Netherlands
Mission and strategy
The Food Forest Foundation Netherlands was founded in June 2016, by Wouter van Eck, Marc Buiter, Bart Lensink, Fransjan de Waard and Evelyn Derksen.
The development of a large food forest in Almere Oosterwold, as part of the program New Nature of the province of Flevoland, was one of the main drivers for this initiative.
The Food Forest Foundation focuses on the development and realization of profitable food forests in the Netherlands, with the aim to meet the growing demand for tasty and healthy local food, a vital nature, an attractive landscape and much more.
We focus on design and development of new and existing food forests
The foundation also aims to contribute to a meaningful nature experience in food forests, as well as to the development and dissemination of knowledge about edible nature in general, and food forests and permaculture in particular.
Our ambitions are aimed at creating real value in the areas of People, Planet and Prosperity - without passing on problems to other regions or generations. A food forest fullfils several sustainable functions simultaneously and creates sustainable value in several domains.
Key activities
To realize our ambitions, we are developing the following activities:
- Recruitment and support of people and resources needed for the sustainable development of food forests in the Netherlands.
- Design, planting and sustainable exploitation of vital food forests in the Netherlands.
- Development and dissemination of knowledge and skills in relation to food forests and other forms of edible nature in temperate climate zones, through research, consultancy, training and education.
Our board
Wouter van Eck
Fransjan de Waard
Stijn Heijs
Remuneration policy
The Food Forest Foundation is a not for-profit organization. Our board members receive no remuneration for their activities, but are entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties and to an attendance fee that is non excessive.
Publications
Read our strategic plan, annual reports and corporate statutes.