Akira Miyawaki and Instant Old Growth Pocket Forests

In this episode, we're diving into the history of Tiny Forests and the man behind them, Akira Miyawaki. There's a complex framework to this seemingly simple process of super-dense forests, and we discuss how it's been appropriated without context in permaculture, and what tree clusters should look like and the science behind it.

To get Miyawaki's book in the US, visit: 

https://www.buddhistcenter-rkina.org/product-page/the-healing-power-of-forest

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Sources:

https://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/d00789/ 1

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969721040249 2

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/plantbiotechnology1997/16/1/16_1_15/_pdf/-char/en 3

https://urban-forests.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Urban-Forests-report-The-Miyawaki-method-%E2%80%93-Data-concepts.pdf 4

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/shubhendu-clears-misconceptions-about-miyawaki-methodology/articleshow/70798962.cms 5

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/in-jordan-the-middle-easts-first-miyawaki-style-baby-forests-take-root/ 6

https://www.crowdforesting.org/minimum-size-of-a-miyawaki-forest 7