FFIRN was created at IPCUK in September 2015. After a period of inactivity over the summer of 2017, FFIRN is now reactivating. Activities to date Steering Group of 7 meets regularly online. 70 people have joined FFIRN by completing the members survey. £10,000 bid to research Indian home gardens submitted to Lush Spring prize, April 2017, shortlisted but unsuccessful. The Temperate Forest Garden Baseline Survey collected 124 responses in 2014, now being analysed and written up. The Worldwide Food Forest Survey has collected 125 responses so far, and is open for responses. The Permaculture Research Digest was dedicated to forest gardens in October 2016, attracting 7,600 views, double any previous month Forest Gardening in Practice by FFIRN member Tomas Remiarz published Next steps Publish the Temperate Forest Garden Survey results in a journal. Analyse The Worldwide Forest Garden Survey. Identify a suitable online forum for members' discussions. Submit more funding bids for FFIRN research. Collect, publish and share research from FFIRN members. Informal FFIRN meeting at IPC India. Copied to clipboard