The project "Forest to Fork: Developing food resilience through connection" emerged from a shared concern about the disconnection between young people and nature, particularly regarding food systems. We chose food forest gardening technique as the center for this experience. Unlike conventional gardens that require annual replanting and intensive labour, the food forest gardens are designed as a self-sustaining, multi-layered ecosystem that mimics natural forest structure. It includes fruit and nut trees, berry bushes, perennial vegetables, herbs, and nitrogen-fixing plants working together in symbiotic relationships. Over time, this system will require minimal maintenance while producing increasing yields, demonstrating the viability and resilience of regenerative agriculture. In a context of climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and increasing food insecurity, we recognised that youth, especially those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, often lack both the knowledge and the sense of agency to contribute to sustainable food solutions in their communities. The idea for this youth exchange was co-created during a youth worker training course at the Torri Superiore ecovillage in Italy, where representatives of most of the partner organisations came together and identified a common need: to empower young people with practical green competences and a deeper understanding of how nature-based food systems can address environmental and social challenges. Kardokai ecovillage in Lithuania, offered an ideal living laboratory for this learning experience. PROJECT OBJECTIVES WERE: 1. To develop participants' understanding of global food systems and their environmental, social, and economic impacts, helping them see the connections between personal choices and planetary health. 2. To provide hands-on experience with forest garden principles, enabling participants to acquire practical skills in designing and creating nature-based food ecosystems that they can replicate in their home communities. 3. To strengthen participants' connection with nature through holistic awareness practices such as forest bathing, meditation, and deep ecology exercises, fostering an embodied sense of ecological belonging and responsibility. 4. To inspire and empower youth to become agents of change in their local contexts by showing them real-life examples of sustainable living in ecovillages and equipping them with tools to initiate or contribute to similar projects. 5. To foster intercultural learning and European cooperation among young people from Lithuania, Spain, Estonia, and Germany, building a sense of European community united by shared environmental values. 6. To promote inclusion by specifically targeting youth with fewer opportunities, those from low-income families, rural and remote areas, NEETs, and young people facing mental health or social challenges, ensuring that green transition knowledge reaches those often excluded from such learning experiences. 7. Planting a food forest for the next generations of Kardokai community.