Here are some of the key steps of our plan to establish this public food forest:​

Gather Community Input Interact with Philadelphia communities that have interest in the project.
Assess Potential Sites Determine several locations suitable for this project on public land.
Project proposal  Approach the City of Philadelphia and partner organizations with a project proposal.
Grow partnerships  Work collaboratively with existing organizations, sustainability professionals, community groups, and those in education to deliver a collective knowledge and experience of agriculture, sustainability, and working with our city's unique ecology and diverse communities

Organized Implementation - We will implement this project using principles of Sociocracy and Dynamic Governance, which will have multiple tiers of involvement. The project is organized to be powered through volunteers, committees, stipended community leaders, volunteers, and a few part-time program management positions.
​Management, Feedback, and Self-Regulation - Once planted, the food forest will transition to land management and will provide opportunity for feedback and improvement.  Our project intendeds to grow this food forest into an educational and community gathering space that will flourish into our city's future.

Community design process - Our team's consensus decision making process, open and accessible meetings, focus on community design and leadership will ensure this project's development is inclusive and considerate of the needs and desires of a diverse array of voices and community members.
Community Outreach and Volunteerism - The project is essentially community and volunteer powered. We will focus on community engagement and decision making that comes from our community.
Funding - We intend to fund this project through grants and donations.  Eventually, educational workshops and sales of value added products from the forest will provide additional income opportunities.