Creating Your Edible Estate

Introductory Workshop Series with Joel Cahalan & Friends!

Transform your yard into an awe inspiring, productive and diverse edible landscape with food forests, biointensive gardening and permaculture principles. We focus on integrating and increasing diverse habitat while producing a cornucopia of nutrient dense food for your family.

Session I: Theory and Design                                                     Saturday, August 27

Learn the theory, practical steps and tools necessary to create an edible landscape design.  Students will leave with a free site design that can be easily implemented in any space! 

Session II: Site Preparation-Soil, Water and Wildlife          Sunday, September 11th

Creating the right conditions before you start planting will insure success.  Soil testing and improvement create ideal conditions for plant growth.  Water is a vital element in edible landscapes. Students learn the basics of rain barrels, drip irrigation and other water saving techniques.   Deer and other wildlife can quickly devour your garden without the right protection.  Learn how to make sure you get to harvest what you plant.

Session III: Getting Established                                         Sunday, September 18th

Installing perennials at the host site give us the hands on skills needed to establish your own edible landscape and avoid common mistakes.  Maintenance methods that reduce labor and increase yields help us to enjoy what nature provides.

Sesssion IV: Ensuring an Abundant Harvest                         Sunday, October 9th

This class familiarizes you with ensuring a continual harvest, even in winter!  Using simple techniques to extend the harvest as well as preserve it make eating year round from your yard easy!

Sessions will start promptly at 9 AM and end at 5 PM with an hour for lunch.  Please bring your own bag lunch.

Cost is $60 per day or $200 for all 4 sessions  Class Size: 12-20 people