2: Jake Mace on Creating a Luscious Food Forest
Jake Mace started his garden in 2011 with a peach tree, fig tree, pomegranate tree, and kumquat tree to save money on his food budget. Today, it’s a luscious green food forest. In this episode, we interview Jake about his urban farm, learn some of his best tips and tricks, how to avoid his failures, and become inspired by his mission to live a life that’s compassionate with a a zero- to positive-sum impact on the earth, particularly through his commitment to a vegan lifestyle.
Episode Resources:
JakeMace.com
YouTube.com/ShaolinCenter
YouTube.com/VeganAthlete
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Jake Mace was born in British Columbia, Canada and has lived in the Phoenix Area since 1993. Jake attended Arizona State University and currently is a full time teacher of Martial Arts, Tai Chi, Yoga, Fitness, Urban Gardening, Edible Landscapes, and Golf. He currently teaches at many companies and Universities in Scottsdale, Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, and Chandler. He also teaches Martial Arts, Fitness, Tai Chi, Yoga, Gardening, and Golf to people from around The World via his successful YouTube channel and Online School of the Martial Arts at JakeMace.com. Outside of teaching, Jake’s real passion is as an advocate for the environment, animals, and people. Jake has been a Vegan Vegetarian for nearly 15 years and believes in preserving The Earth, it’s resources, and it’s living inhabitants so that future generations of people can enjoy them as he has! Jake Studied Mandarin Chinese while attending ASU and Duke Universities. Currently Jake lives with his wife Pamela and their many adopted animals on their edible urban homestead in Tempe.
Next Up:
Kari Spencer from The Micro Farm Project
Jake said he would have planted large shade trees first, then medium sized trees and then a garden. What are examples of large shade trees to plant first? It looks like his yard has a huge old mesquite for shade. Are there any other fast growing varieties that are good to plant for shade or must they be purchased at a large size and installed from a nursery?
Hi – with all the wood chips are termites a problem? Is it possible to include UF planting calendar in the list of resources? Thank you!
sir,i’m your great fan.sir’ i like your vegen garden and i like your passion to protect envioment and animals.i prove
of you sir,because people like you is rare in this world