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 links below by singing up for support for building your own food forest and volunteering