10am to 4pm, Saturday, November 7
Saratoga Apple
1174 NY Route 29, Schuylerville, NY 12178

The future of agriculture imposes many changes in
principles & practices, methods & materials, including…
—mono-crop to diversity
—annual tillage to perennial crops
—chemical to biological fertility
—imported inputs to regional resources
—agribusiness to community foodshed

Edible Forest Gardens award-winning 2-volume guide and plant directory to create permanent food-growing garden landscapes with perennial plants & tree crops. www.edibleforestgardens.com

Permaculture design consciously mimics ecosystem structures of natural communities to create complete cultural systems. Landscape design teaches us ecological principles to apply to our challenge of building sustainable societies.

This workshop will explore how permaculture principles can change a commercial apple orchard into a diversified, 4-season, community-supported foodshed. Saratoga Apple will provide practical examples of how to apply permaculture principles to develop a transition design and plan for an edible forest farm.

Dave Jacke,
permaculture designer, author & teacher, studied ecology and design in the 70s, ran Dynamics Ecological Design since 1984, authored award winning Edible Forest Gardens, designed, built and planted landscapes for homes, farms and communities in the U.S. and overseas.
B.A. Environmental Studies Simon's Rock College
M.A. Conway School of Landscape Design

Nate Darrow,
apple farmer & soil steward at Saratoga Apple in Schuylerville NY, is exploring a transition from commercial apple to diversified fruit, nut, vegetable & livestock using biological farming, 4-season production and local marketing.

$40 by Nov. 1
$50 at the door
space is limited
advance registration recommended

for more information:

Dave Jacke 603.831.1298

David Yarrow dyarrow@nycap.rr.com

to register:
www.edibleforestgardens.com/events
or mail your check to:
Dynamics Ecological Design
308 Main St. #2C, Greenfield, MA 01301

dress warmly for long outdoor hiking tour — pack your own lunch