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Food Forest Podcast: Alan Carter – Scotland’s Guide to Sustainable Growth
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- Food Forest Podcast
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- Feb 25, 2026
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- 3267
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Summary
In this episode, host Louis De Jaeger speaks with Scottish food forester Alan Carter , author of A Food Forest in Your Garden and a pioneer of sustainable land use in the north of Scotland. Alan shares lessons from planting over a million trees, discusses the country’s deforestation history, and explores how agroforestry can coexist with traditional farming. He also reveals how small gardens can become abundant forest ecosystems – even in unpredictable climates.