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SUMMARY:Tree Fodder Seminar:  Boosting Climate Resilience and Biodiver
 sity in Perennial Farm Ecosystems
DESCRIPTION:July 10 -16 (partial attendance invited) at 3 Streams Farm
  in Belfast, ME.\nDetailed schedule at 3streamsfarmbelfastme.blogspot.
 com    \nTraditional Air Meadow pruning cycles are aimed at creatin
 g accessible native tree forms for harvest of high quality animal fodd
 er.  These methods also enhance bush and ground browse layers, provid
 e nutrients to pasture plants, fix more carbon, increase tree longevit
 y, preserve broader forest gene pools of tree individuals per area, an
 d increase habitat diversity and species counts.\n\nPresentations on 
 pollard development, air meadow selection and design, and harvest and
  storage methodology (Shana Hanson), billhook use (Benjamin Bouchard)
 , arborist skills and safety (Mike Jastrom), assessment of soils for t
 ree species (Dave Rocque), benefits and uses of biochar and woody mulc
 h (Mark Fulford), tree fodder in the European historical context (Mort
 en Moesswilde and Shana Hanson), ancient traditions (Paul Hand of Bees
  and Trees, UK), tree fodder in Nepal and Real Economics (Carol Kinsey
  of Seed Tree), & tree fodder for meat production (Michael Walder or M
 ahna Farm, Ontario).\n\n\n\n\n\n$150 sugg. contribution for the week.Â
   Food and accomodations inc. \n$35 sugg. for one day; $20/day sugg. 
 for additional days.\n$10 sugg. donation to attend any single presenta
 tion. \n \n3 billhooks available at cost, $61.77 each. \n \n(207)
  338-3301 FMI and to register.\nMore info at 3streamsfarmbelfastme.blo
 gspot.com   shanahanson@gmail.com   \n209 Back Belmont Rd., Belfas
 t, ME 04915\n\n\nFor more information visit https://silvopasture.ning.
 com/events/tree-fodder-seminar-boosting-climate-resilience-and-biodive
 rsity
DTSTART:20160710T160000Z
DTEND:20160716T200000Z
CATEGORIES:hands-on, instruction, and, practice, overlapped, with, dis
 cussions, expert, "consultations.", meals, together, basic, "accomodat
 ions.", can, sign, up, for, individual, "presentations."
LOCATION:Shana Hanson's 3 Streams Farm
WEBSITE:http://Directions:  shanahanson@gmail.com
URL:http://Directions:  shanahanson@gmail.com
CONTACT:(207) 338-3301
ORGANIZER;CN="Shana Hanson":https://silvopasture.ning.com/profile/Shan
 aHanson231
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ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Alexande
 r Fleming":https://silvopasture.ning.com/profile/AlexanderFleming
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Shana Ha
 nson":https://silvopasture.ning.com/profile/ShanaHanson231
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