What is Food Forestry?
Creating a self-sustaining ecosystem that produces renewable food
Sustainable and self-sufficient
Designed for low maintenance and high productivity
Gardening Workshops
Join our workshops to learn sustainable gardening techniques for your home.
Mimicking Nature
Food forests copy a natural forest with food producing plants from the ground to the canopy
About us
BBFF was founded by Alec Johnson, Big Bear native and Board Certified Music Therapist. Alec is passionate about building community and helping individuals to grow strong and resilient.
This nonprofit integrates agroforestry, art therapy, and community events.
Agroforestry enables the local community to produce abundant food in a self-sufficient manner - ensuring food security and promoting financial prosperity
Music therapy is a tool for improving cognition, communication, sensorimotor ability, and social skills. We build a robust nervous system in the same way we build a robust ecosystem that produces healthy food
Community events bring the people together to encourage involvement in initiatives that
It takes the everyday actions of local communities to create a system that ensures food security and enables economic prosperity.
If this resonates with you, join the initiative at the link below by singing up for support for building your own food forest and volunteering
Growing Sustainably Together
Discover how we empower Big Bear residents to cultivate their own food with eco-friendly practices and minimal maintenance.
Food Forests
Grow your own food sustainably with minimal maintenance in Big Bear.
Contact Us
Reach out to us for sustainable food forestry solutions today!