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In this opening keynote address, Hannah Lewis defines the Miyawaki Method, describes who Akira Miyawaki was, explains how this practice became a global phenomenon, and introduces mini-forests as a mechanism for embracing and understanding ecology.
Q&A moderated by Alexandra Ionescu, Associate Director of Regenerative Projects at Bio4Climate
Chapters:
00:59 - Hannah Lewis, Author of the Miniforest Revolution
23:54 - Q&A Session
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Across the Northeast, communities face ecological disruption—rising temperatures, shrinking habitats, degraded soils, and stormwater runoff. But there’s growing momentum: more people are planting miniforests using the Miyawaki Method—or adapting it—to restore life to cities, schoolyards, parks, and vacant lots.
Featuring more than a dozen speakers across two virtual half-days and an in-person bus tour, the 2025 Northeast Miniforest Summit brought together practitioners, researchers, and leaders from diverse fields—including landscape architects, scientists, and community organizers—to unpack the method from root to canopy.
Miniforests are more than trees—they amplify a web of relationships. Learn more at: miniforests.bio4climate.org
Celebrate the 2025 Northeast Miniforest Summit with our official shirt and tote bag!
Get yours here:
bonfire.com/2025-northeast-miniforest-summit-shirts
bonfire.com/2025-northeast-miniforest-summit-bags
In this opening keynote address, Hannah Lewis defines the Miyawaki Method, describes who Akira Miyawaki was, explains how this practice became a global phenomenon, and introduces mini-forests as a mechanism for embracing and understanding ecology.
Q&A moderated by Alexandra Ionescu, Associate Director of Regenerative Projects at Bio4Climate
Chapters:
00:59 - Hannah Lewis, Author of the Miniforest Revolution
23:54 - Q&A Session
---
Across the Northeast, communities face ecological disruption—rising temperatures, shrinking habitats, degraded soils, and stormwater runoff. But there’s growing momentum: more people are planting miniforests using the Miyawaki Method—or adapting it—to restore life to cities, schoolyards, parks, and vacant lots.
Featuring more than a dozen speakers across two virtual half-days and an in-person bus tour, the 2025 Northeast Miniforest Summit brought together practitioners, researchers, and leaders from diverse fields—including landscape architects, scientists, and community organizers—to unpack the method from root to canopy.
Miniforests are more than trees—they amplify a web of relationships. Learn more at: miniforests.bio4climate.org
Celebrate the 2025 Northeast Miniforest Summit with our official shirt and tote bag!
Get yours here:
bonfire.com/2025-northeast-miniforest-summit-shirts
bonfire.com/2025-northeast-miniforest-summit-bags
