Courses

Join Dan Harris Pascal and Nick Ritar for a hands-on workshop in designing and installing a temperate forest garden system.

Forest Gardens (sometimes called food forests) are literally forests of food, which have been designed to produce year-round yields from the canopy, sub canopy and ground-cover plantings.

By careful design and biomimicry, a forest garden can make maximum usage of complimentary planting, spacing and timing to ensure that every space and season in the forest garden is both beautiful and productive.

This workshop will cover:

• The theory and history of forest garden design
  
• Designing food forests for temperate environments
  
• Sample planting plans for maximising plant spacings and relationships
  
• Hands-on experience in planting a forest garden at Milkwood Farm
  
• How to ensure your forest garden survives it's first 5 years
  
• DIY forest garden irrigation system design and installation
  

This workshop will involve both theory and hands-on components. We will be actively designing and installing a forest garden at Milkwood Farm as part of this workshop, so you will learn how to do everything you need to know.

In addition to the concept, mapping and plant selection involved in the design for a drought-tolerant temperate forest garden, this workshop will also include designing and installing a basic drip-irrigation system as part of the workshop, for the establishment phase of the forest garden we'll be installing.

Dan Harris Pascal's background in horticulture and passion for plants has led him to work in a range of forest settings in Australia and beyond. Dan brings a unique and extensive knowledge of temperate plant species and practical permaculture planting guilds to this workshop.

Nick Ritar is a farmer and sought-after permaculture teacher, based at Milkwood Farm. He brings his passion for good permaculture design, his ability to explain just about anything in clear simple language, and his shovel to this workshop.