Seeking Common Ground and Patty Love of Barefoot Edible Landscape and Permaculture proudly present

Edible Forest Gardening In A Nutshell: An Introduction

Edible Forest Gardening (EFG) is an effective way to design home scale gardens in our climate that mimic forest ecosystem structure and function, but grow food, fuel, fiber, fodder, fertilizer, "farmaceuticals," and fun while we consciously apply the principles of ecology and permaculture. Join us for a hands-on skill-building experience in edible forest gardening. Learn to transform traditional lawn landscapes into abundant food-producing perennial forest gardens. Participants will learn the skills needed to get started at their own home or expand the abilities of a gardening business. We will get our hands dirty while we install and establish a brand new forest garden.

Have you wanted to:

• learn about Permaculture and/or Edible Forest Gardening?
• learn how to grow more food in less space with less weeding and watering?
• learn how to use organic gardening methods to produce healthier food for your family?
• learn how to build healthy soil?
• learn how to incorporate healthy nuts, fruits, and perennial vegetables into your garden space?

Whether you know a lot or a little about gardening, this class is for you!

What: A four hour intensive workshop open to everyone

Cost: $60.00

Location: Shimmering Light Farm in South Bristol, NY (45 minutes southeast of Rochester)

Date: September 18, 2010 (Limit 20 participants)

Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (followed by an optional potluck lunch)

Facilitator: Patty Love, Barefoot Edible Landscape & Permaculture

Topics covered:

An Introduction to Permaculture and EdibleForest Gardening

Basic Organic Gardening Techniques

The Design Process Using ForestGarden Pattern Language

Installing an EdibleForestGarden

For more information contact:

Patty Love, Owner, Barefoot Edible Landscape and Permaculture

patty@barefootpermaculture.com or phone: 585.506.6505

Deb Marie Denome, Director, Seeking Common Ground, Inc.
info@seekingcommonground.org or phone: 585-394-7610