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Let’s honour that old apple tree,
select the best berry bushes for your yard,
or plant a food forest for the neighbourhood children.
Fruit Tree Skills Workshop Series
Regular price
$200.00
Sale price
$200.00
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More about the location: Ignatius Farm is part of the Ignatius Jesuit Centre. The property is approximately 500 acres, and is a hub of organic agriculture, hosting an organic vegetable farm & CSA, a community orchard, many community garden plots, research projects, and multiple small businesses like my own, including Eramosa Herbals, Seed Soil & Spirit School, Origin Native Plants, May Moon Flowers, Sundance Harvest, and more.
About my approach as a teacher: I promise you kindness, dignity, warmth, excitement, attentive listening, thoughtful questions, supportive mentorship, hands-on learning opportunities, and no bullshit (figuratively, that is; I highly value cow manure).
More of the topics we'll cover:
- The relationship between branch training, pruning, and early productivity.
- Fruit tree physiology and pollination biology.
- Propagation by seed, layering, and bud grafting.
- Soil fertility management; how to test, interpret results, and translate rates.
- Integrated Pest Management, mainstream organics, and holistic approaches.
- Orchard/food forest design, siting, spacing, sourcing, and developing a management plan.