An integral part of 立博中文版 Food Forests is providing a composting system that is accomplished via Banana Circles.
Multiple years of testing on school grounds show that Banana Circles are productive composting and food production systems that are easy to install. 它们可以作为食物森林的一部分或作为一个独立的堆肥系统安装. 它们是可持续的,多产的,并且需要最少的维护. A circle of banana trees with a central pit provides the most efficient composting system known to society. 作为奖励, they produce an abundance of bananas and plantains out of the constant flow of organic matter from landscaping maintenance.
香蕉植物能忍受大量的降水,所以它们非常适合热带气候. 它们甚至可以减少周边地区的洪水. 通过策略性的布局,植物美化了室外空间. They provide shade with an easily manageable canopy since the carefully selected plants will not grow past 15 feet in height. These crops will continue producing a variety of bananas and plantains for school students and personnel for years to come. 立博中文版 Food Forest for Schools programming provides soil and other related lessons for students to learn the science of composting. 因此,香蕉圈是大自然母亲不断给予的礼物之一.