TREE NURSERY INTENSIVE

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TREE NURSERY INTENSIVE

Time: October 18, 2024 to October 20, 2024
Location: Wellspring Forest Farm
Street: 6164 Deer Run Lane
City/Town: Trumansburg
Website or Map: https://www.wellspringforestf…
Phone: 6073422825
Event Type: workshop
Organized By: Steve Gabriel
Latest Activity: Sep 10

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This three day workshop will utilize the living landscapes of Wellspring Forest Farm, Edible Acres, and Twisted Tree Farm to explore a wide range of examples, approaches, and goals for nursery production. Tour these well established sites and learn first hand while enjoying good company, meals, and conversation. Build paradigms for growing trees and the skills to improve your practice of tree growing. Examples of systems we will explore:

  • Tree Guilds with annuals and perennials at Edible Acres

  • Chestnut and Hazelnut production on heavy clay soils at Twisted Tree

  • Willow fodder block establishment with 3D Deer Fence at Wellspring

  • Soil building practices at each site as the foundation for success

  • Collecting seed, cuttings, and other propagation techniques

  • Approaches to sales, sharing, and distribution of plant material to the community

Note: this class is partially or wholly subsidized by funding through NE-SARE, please indicate on registration if you are actively farming or stewarding land in the region. 

9am - 4pm each day 

Tiered Cost: $185 / $225 / $265 (based on household income)

REGISTER HERE FOR ALL CLASSES

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Scholarship available to Northeast farmers makes the cost $50 for the whole class. (please see registration for more info)

Includes lunch Saturday & Sunday.

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