Public talk

Friday November 8, 2023 from 6pm - 8pm @ TBD

Sliding scale of $15 - $30 for general public, included in weekend tuition below

Hands on Skills Workshop @ Wellspring Forest Farm in Mecklenburg, NY

Saturday, November 9 from 9 - 4pm

Sunday, November 10 from 9 - 1pm

Tiered Pricing $160 / $180 / $200 includes free admission to friday talk (based on household income)

Join Mark Krawczyk - applied ecologist, grower and author of Coppice Agroforestry - Tending Trees for Product, Profit and Woodland Ecology, for a deep dive into the art and science of coppice agroforestry. Leveraging the working landscape of Wellspring Forest Farm as our living classroom, in this workshop geared to students of all experience levels, we’ll examine the many facets of resprout silviculture practices like coppicing, pollarding, hedgelaying and more, both in the field and in the classroom.

This weekend event kicks off with an introductory slideshow and book signing, examining the fundamentals of these practices, along with their varied histories from around the world. We’ll also explore why coppicing has been so crucial to peoples across the globe for centuries and discuss its potential to further diversity farms, homesteads and other working landscapes here in our bioregion. 

On Saturday and Sunday, we’ll spend time in the field, looking at old and creating new coppice stools and pollards, discussing best practices, tools, techniques, and timing and then practice some of the most promising opportunities to transform small diameter rods and poles into value added products for the home economy, farm enterprises, and cottage industry. 

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