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*Farming the Forest * *JUNE 23 – 25 in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of New York* Discover the possibilities of growing a range of food and medicine in marginal woodlands, hedgerows, and wet places. Explore growing edible mushrooms, elderberry, perennial vegetables, berries, and nuts in temperate woodlands on both a homestead and farm scale. This course is facilitated by Steve Gabriel of Wellspring Forest Farm <http://www.WellspringForestFarm.com>, along with Sean Dembrosky of Edible Acres <http://www.EdibleAcres.com>. Both have over a decade experience in managing productive small scale agroforestry systems and share their land projects with participants as a living classroom. This course is designed for woodland owners, farmers, extension professionals, permaculturists, and homesteaders who want to gain a better understanding of the intricacies of forest management and build their skills in the management of productive woodlands. $300 includes lunch each day $50 to camp onsite, or book our spacious yurt on the farm *Schedule:* *Friday* Forest Ecology Tour of Wellspring Forest Farm systems Hands-on: Ecosystem mapping LOCAL FARM LUNCH Tour of Edible Acres systems Polycultures Hands On: Planning & Planting Polycultures Building Soil health & Succession Mixing Perennial & Annual production *Saturday* @ Wellspring Working with Water & Wet Places Elderberry & Willow Planting Hands On: Planting in Wet Places Animals in Woodlands LOCAL FARM LUNCH Tree Saps & Syrups Mushrooms, Foraging & Cultivating Hands On Inoculations *Sunday* @ Edible Acres Setting up a Small Nursery Low Tech Propagation Methods for Trees and Plants Potting Mixes LOCAL FARM LUNCH Soil Health BioChar Cover cropping Support plants; comfrey, sorrel Passive strategies for deer and other Critters Register at: events.wellspringforestfarm.com -- *Steve Gabriel* farmer - teacher - author - consultant stevegabrielfar...@gmail.com *Wellspring Forest Farm & School* *www.WellspringForestFarm.com <http://www.WellspringForestFarm.com>* *Farming the Woods (1st book)* *www.FarmingtheWoods.com <http://www.FarmingtheWoods.com>* *Working on my second book!* *www.SilvopastureBook.com* <http://www.SilvopastureBook.com> <http://www.WellspringForestFarm.com> For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at t...@cornell.edu.
