Fall Food Forest Workshop

WHERE: Gainesville FL 32641
WHEN: Oct 19th, 2024 10am-1pm (Register by Oct 15)
COST: $40
TO REGISTER: Send email to [email protected] and include the number of people attending and name(s).

How do I get started creating a food forest of my own?
How do I create a better food forest ecosystem?
Want to improve the ecosystem in your existing food forest?
This workshop is for you! The Crystalline Ranger will provide detailed information and demonstration on methods for creating, improving and maintaining a food forest. Our class begins with a food forest tour where important ecological concepts will be discussed in situ with living examples to explore. We will then cover important how-to skills and food forest design concepts. Refreshments will be served while we relax and create “green” prints, explore examples of garden logs, and review proper maintenance techniques. You will go home with an information packet of topics covered in class, including a list of useful external resources. Your host, Crystal Hartman, has more than a decade of experience creating food systems and teaching. 
OUTLINE: *Tour of The Crystalline Food Forest
*Consider your starting conditions:
 -Sun mapping
 -Soil types
 -Current ecology
 -Surveying existing plants
 -Precipitation
*Soil ecology and amendment methods
*Irrigation strategies
*Alternative agriculture methods
*Choose a food forest design concept
 -7-layer concept
 -Food forest island concept
 -Other design concepts
*Make a “greenprint” activity
*Establishing and maintaining a garden log
*Maintenance schedules
 -Weed control
 -Soil building
 -Organic pest and disease control methods