One Site. Proving It Works.

Carol Manetta, our late founder, spent 20+ years developing the Trio model: water, food, and environment working in harmony. She documented the principles. Now we're proving them in practice.

The Sierra Vista Food Forest is her vision made real. Every tree planted, every swale dug, every volunteer who shows up adds to the living proof that this works.

Our scale doesn't come from a polished playbook but rather a site that speaks for itself and a community willing to share what they've learned.

Local roots.

Global reach.

Water. Food. Environment.
Working Like Nature Itself.

Most restoration efforts focus on one piece. The Trio integrates all three because that's how ecosystems actually work.

Water

Captures rainwater through swales and sheet flow management. Soil becomes a natural reservoir.

Food

Grows perennial food forest that produce for many years. Plant once, harvest for decades. Good nutrition.

Restores habitat for pollinators, birds, and beneficial insects. Food crops get pollinated and pests controlled naturally.

Environment

It's one integrated system. Water feeds food. Food supports environment. Environment protects water. The cycle sustains itself.

Join Us

Come help grow the Sierra Vista Food Forest community.

Dig In

Plant trees, build swales, support habitat. Work shoulder to shoulder with your neighbor on something that lasts.

Share the Harvest

As the forest grows, so does the community. Fresh food, new skills, and real connection - all from one site done well.

Show Up

Come to a work day at the Food Forest. No experience needed. Just bring yourself.

What's at Stake.
What's Possible.

When we stop restoring, we start losing land, water, species, and each other. The next generation inherits less.

But it doesn't have to be that way.

Rainwater soaks into the land instead of running off. Food forests produce year after year. Beneficial insects return. You stop feeling powerless. You're part of something that will outlast you.

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