Natural Capital Project (NatCap) 348d ago

Food forests are a a system of perennial crops – primarily fruit and nuts – planted in layers to mimic mature ecosystems from tree canopy to soil. This form of urban agriculture not only provides food for community members, but also pollinator habitats, urban cooling, flood retention, carbon storage, and green spaces in communities. The Natural Capital Project presents a report, in collaboration with the Food Policy Council of San Antonio and three San Antonio city departments, that estimates the amount of food that could be produced by urban farms and food forests, as well as other additional benefits, in San Antonio, Texas. Read the story: https://stanford.io/3q9S3OF Read the report: https://bit.ly/ncpVLf4 Featuring: Jess Silver - Ecosystem Services Analyst at the Natural Capital Project, Stanford University Anne Guerry - Chief Strategy Officer and Lead Scientist at the Natural Capital Project, Stanford University and Mitchell Hagney - Chair of Urban Agriculture Committee at the Food Policy Council of San Antonio _________________________________________________________ Visit our website: https://naturalcapitalproject.stanford.edu/ Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter: https://bit.ly/ncp-news Twitter: https://twitter.com/NatCapProject LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/natural-capital-project/ _________________________________________________________ Video Producers: Talia K. Trepte, Rob Jordan Music: "Beyond the Line" by Benjamin Tissot Additional Footage: Dr.Vivasayam YouTube Channel, Jarod Barton, Zen Chung, Kindel Media, Ron Lach, Jack Sparrow, Uriel Mont, Kampus Production, RDNE Stock Project, Tima Miroshnichenko, Karolina Grabowska, Rūdolfs Klintsons, Athena, Ketut Subiyanto, Artem Podrez, Gilmer Diaz Estela, Gustavo Fring, Andi Farruku, Pavel Danilyuk, and Yan Krukau from Pexel; Michael Warren from iStock