seeding, grafting, pruning, terracing, planting, OH MY!
ALL WORKSHOPS ARE FREE! This is how we operate:
a food forest guild helps you design a project/workshop
you (steward/landowner) acquire trees and materials (the guild can facilitate)
whoever shows up at the workshop does the work
you (the host) provide water & snacks/meals
no one is tracking who shows up… come when it’s in your flow
we have fun sharing, learning, and developing long-term relationships with trees, plants, and even with each other!
Botany Workshop
Happy Spring! Learn the basics of plant identification, nutrition, and ecology with a permaculture twist. Once you learn some patterns, you can learn to read the landscape and hear the (open) secrets of the plants!
Terracing & Planting Workshop FOR KIDS!
3 existing fruit trees will be bermed, and 3 new trees will be terraced and planted. This site only has roof catchment and paid city water, so preserving every drop is key!
Early bird FOOD FOREST TOURS for Site Planning Event: All welcome!
Meet at Harmony Farm to view orchards and gardens in transition to permaculture and then shift to 78 Torres Rd in Ranchos for tour of a mature Food Forest. Live and breathe actual permaculture for 4 hours, OH MY! :-)
Permaculture Site Planning
Come to a private home which is (nearly) a blank slate for permaculture design. In one of the driest watersheds east of Paseo, you’ll get some intro instruction, template maps of the site, and break into teams to scheme-and-dream of what’s possible to grow and build here. We’ll report out and learn from each other. BRING YOUR SITE MAPS for an afternoon of applying what you’ve learned to design your own permaculture dream!
EARLYBIRD TOURS Saturday afternoon of two orchards, one mature food forest, one in transition from traditional to Food Forest with new trees, perennials, and irrigation added. See details in previous event. :-)
Terracing & Planting Workshop at Questa Farmers Market
A small lot has been mapped and flagged. We will add 6-9 new support and fruit trees and create pathways & irrigation venitas.
Planting & Landscaping Workshop at a School! DATE CHANGED
DATE HAS BEEN MOVED UP ONE WEEK!
TISA is a K-8 school with huge potential for campus beautification and integrating natural spaces with curriculum. Join us for planting, landscaping for moisture retention, and perennials planting. Good times for KIDS!
Food Forest Tour & Intro to Permaculture
See a mature food forest in its 12th summer. Fruitlets, perennials, edible walking onions, irrigation, landscaping, flowers, OH MY!
Planting Workshop at Family Farm
Planting workshop in Lyden, NM, Saturday April 27, 10AM - 4PM, Lunch provided, Lots more trees going in to revitalize this family farm!
Food Forest Workshop @ Taos Land Trust
This huge (1/3 acre) food forest will get new trees, more perennials, pruning/training, seed collection, OH MY! Snacks provided.
Planting and Permaculture Workshop
We planted several trees at a glorious shaded site at NFO two falls ago. Trees are doing well. Time to add more and juice the system with perennials!
Sheet Mulch Soil Improvement Workshop
One of the funkiest high’n’dry-but-surviving situations I’ve seen in Taos. These twin pear trees are producing, but not growing either. Let’s help them thrive!
Drylands Workshop @ Veterans Off Grid
We’ll focus on planting perennials and shrubs to support trees and add windbreaks. LUNCH provided! Go to the Contact page at veteransoffgrid.org for a MAP.
Food Forest Planting Day
We’ll prep/terrace basins for new trees and plant perennials to support existing trees. Soil will be pre-tilled. BRING water bottle/notebook. SNACKS provided!
Tree pruning & Training Workshop
We’ll review the principles of tree pruning and training for maximizing self-shading and yield. Handouts available. Many opportunities within our network to practice. BRING your favorite pruners if you have them though none are required.
Winter Germination w/ Native Plant Society
We’ll focus on details of germinating seeds of perennials, shrubs, & some annuals, seed cleaning requirements, potting mixes, etc. BRING favorite seeds, some 1 gallon milk jugs if you have them, and/or potting soil.
