The Solar Farm/5-Day Food Forest Foundations January 2026

5-Day Food Forest Foundations Course

An online, guided journey into Food Forestry - start designing your own edible eco-system in just 5 days!

✅ Create a long-term food forest that feeds your family and regenerates your land

✅ Learn real nature-based design that actually works in simple, inspiring daily lessons

✅ Join a global community of growers and feel supported, motivated and inspired!

January 21st - 31st 2026!

Here's what you'll cover over 5 days:

  • Discover Nature's blueprint - how real eco-systems thrive without inputs

  • Learn the Power of Succession - Working with natures cycles to grow resilient food from the first weeks into the next decades

  • Understand Strata - How to arrange plants in layers so your system becomes diverse, resilient and self-sustaining

  • Design your own Food Forest with our favorite design tool (yours to download for FREE!)

  • Live Q+A session + full access to my professional support everyday

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Why Food Forests work:

Most gardens require constant watering, weeding and fertilising. But a food forest is different - it's designed to take care of itself over time. Using the patterns of natural eco-systems you'll learn how to:

  • Build soil naturally

  • Manage pests without chemicals

  • Reducing weeding and maintanence

  • Capture and hold more water in your garden

  • Create a climate buffer that protects your plants from extreme weather

This isn't about working harder, it's about working with nature!

Who this is for:

Wether you're starting with bare ground, a suburban backyard, a huge farm, or even just some pots on a balcony - these principles work anywhere.

You'll love this course if you want to:

  • Grow your own nutrient-dense organic food

  • Create a beautiful, productive garden

  • Reduce your dependence on supermarkets

  • Help the land you're on to become happier and healthier

Meet your instructor!

Hi, I'm Cerise Acacia — mother, permaculture teacher, and steward of our 1-acre family food forest.

For years I tried to grow food the “hard way”: constant weeding, replanting, compost turning, seaweed spraying… always trying to keep up.

Then I discovered food forestry — and everything changed.

Now I grow food with nature, not against it. No more slaving away — just overflowing abundance and heaps of fun.

Through my courses and workshops I’ve helped hundreds of people design thriving food forests in backyards, farms and homesteads — and I’d love to support you too.

Ashley

"Absolutely loving this mini course! Thankyou for putting this together, everyone needs to learn these things in life, it's a shame we don't learn this at school!"

Irene

"Thankyou Cerise! I have been trying to get my head around the details of food forests for a while now, and you are just explaining it so wonderfully and making it easy to understand!"

Maddy

"Thank you for your generosity in sharing your wealth of knowledge with us. My kids are really enjoying watching the videos and being included in the exciting new projects we have ahead of us."

Mahima

"Thank you so much, our whole household is very inspired!!!"

Terry

"You're so good at explaining these complex relationships between the little lives of a food forest. Thank you so much for this series! Learning about strata and using the process of natural succession to organically grow and enrich the land that's available was very enlightening."

Lisa

"The food forest is truly the best way to heal the earth and restore health to all life! Thank you for the lessons Cerise!"

Estella

"Thankyou Cerise. Hope for the future."

Liam

"Loved it! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, experience, and love with us."

Hannah

"I was taking this course to prepare to live in the country In a few years but I think I’m going to get started now in my small urban backyard!"

Annette

"I had an epiphany."

Timea

"I absolutely loved your content and the perspective you are living & teaching! I have all different experiences and knowledge on veggie gardens, orchards, grain production, ecology, land restoration, I have seen my grandparents producing their food themselves…. but your content is next level!"

Nikki

"Thank you Cerise, I think this might be the first workshop/course where I actually learned something valuable!"

Petra

"Thank you Cerise, this has been so wonderful and inspiring! You are a wonderful teacher, we are all so fortunate to have come across you! I’m so excited to utilise that planning tools, and to look into what plants will be best to fill in all the gaps."

Clare

"Cerise, I think this course (combined with your mighty heart and extraordinary knowledge) is no less than life changing . . . and even world saving. Thankyou is cringingly insufficient for this change and opportunity."

Fi

"Thanks Cerise. The planning grid just blew my mind. So simple but so effective. I'm really looking forward to using it."

Here's what you'll learn:

Join us for 5 on-demand video lessons and learn the secrets of growing your own abundant, self-sustaining food system by working with nature, not against it. Wether you're a total beginner or a passionate grower, this course will give you the tools, knowledge, and confidence to get your food forest underway!

Day 1: Nature Knows Best

Discover how forests naturally provide for all their needs - without any fertilisers, pesticides or irrigation. Learn how to mimic this magic to create a resilient food system that can largely take care of itself while feeding you for years to come!

Day 2: The Power of Natural Succession

Understand how ecosystems evolve over time and how you can harness the power of natural succession to build soil and fertility without breaking the bank, or your back!

Day 3: The Layers of Abundance

Learn the secrets of Strata - the layers of a food forest - and how each one, from towering trees to groundcovers, works together to maximize space, light, and food production.

Day 4: Putting It All Together

Combine everything you've learned about Strata and Succession to design your own multi-layered food forest that starts providing food in just a few weeks and keeps providing food for a lifetime.

PLUS I'll introduce my go-to design tool - a simple, printable guide that makes it easy to stack lifecycles and layers in a clear, visual way. This tool is yours to keep and will help you confidently create a thriving food system tailored to your space and your goals.

Day 5: Live Q&A - Get Your Questions Answered!

Have questions? This is your chance to ask! Join our live Q&A session and get the clarity you need to get you started with your very own food forest! A replay will be available after the live.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need any prior experience?

Nope! Everything is explained in plain, beginner friendly language. Wether you're an experienced gardener or just starting your journey, you'll love this course!

Do I need alot of land?

Not at all - these principles can be applied on any scale, from huge farms to a small backyard or balcony garden! Whatever space you're working with, we've got you covered!

How is the course delivered?

You'll get a short on-demand video lesson each day (20-30 min) plus a live Q+A on day 5!

January 21st - January 31st 2026!