The Microforest Blueprint is an easy-to-follow guide for anyone considering leading a community microforest.
The Blueprint includes 8 steps
The Blueprint is divided into eight discrete steps. By following each step, you’ll build a team of like-minded, community-spirited volunteers. Together you’ll realise your dream of a neighbourhood microforest.
The beauty of the Blueprint lies is it can be used to guide other regenerative public landscape projects. Like a food forest, community garden, birdscape, pollinator patch or native grassland.
This Blueprint gives you confidence, saves time and prevents you from making costly and time consuming errors.
The eight steps
Microforest Blueprint Overview
This includes an overview of the Eight Steps.
Step 1 – Build a leadership team
It’s hard yakka running a microforest project solo. This guide will help you form a volunteer team to run your project. There’s also a bonus seven worksheets in the Microforest Blueprint Overview that will help you complete Step 1.
Step 2 – Crowdfunding
With local leaders we’ve raised $131,000+ for five community projects. We share the secrets of our crowdfunding success in this 30 page easy-to-follow guide.
Step 3 – Community Consultation
The consultation is divided into two parts – a formal introduction followed by an interactive ‘dot’mocracy. We recommend you engage a skilled Community Engagement Facilitator. We set out their role, project timeline, presentation topics and a sample run sheet.
Step 4 – Landscape design and water harvesting design
Working with landscape professionals in an investment in the future of your microforest.
Step 5 – Approvals
We focus on the Landscape Plans, Risk Management Plans and insurance that land managers will want to see.
Step 6 – Earthworks
The earthworks is a collaboration between your landscape architect and contractor. Allow two weeks for completion.
Step 7 – Community planting
Our forests are planted by the local community supported by experts.
Step 8 – Maintenance
Establishing a group of regular volunteers helps your microforest look ship-shape.
