This Course has ended. Please click here to see current Courses. or click here to browse our interactive map. Course website http://www.keelayogafarm.com Dates and times Mon, 1 Oct 2018, 1am Cost 700 EUR Course summary Join us at Keela Yoga Farm in October 2018 for our month long Food forest course in Portugal. Course Outline - Enjoy a tour of our new food forest and the farm - Design and help to expand a new food forest - Learn how to draw to scale drawings for design and planning - Learn about the food soil web, how to make organic fertilizers and cultivate microbiology for the soil - Discover how to properly research trees and their companions - Learn how to design guilds and a food forest - Plant trees and guilds in the food forest - Propagate perennials to plant into next year’s food forests - Create beds for annuals in between the trees for planting to maximise the space in the food forests - Learn how to design, select and buy irrigation systems - Plan and perform earthworks for water catchment by selecting locations for swales - Learn how to graft trees - Learn how to make compost piles, organic fertilizers and how to breed fungi and bacteria for the soil (teas) - Opportunity to learn some natural building techniques - Attend weekly workshops on fermentations, permaculture principles and other farming related topics - Plant trees as part of our reforestation program outside of the new food forest - Learn about foraging for wild greens and weeds for edibles and medicinal plants - Opportunity to learn carpentry skills for making items for the food forest such as cold frames and trellises - 1 weekly trip to either the local market, local community events, community help or local sites - 1.5 days of to relax and study - daily yoga classes - Healthy organic food Certified teacher Laurence Manchee Other teachers Course type Forest Gardening Course is face to face Course contact email [email protected] Contact name Laurence Manchee Contact telephone number 960188968 Share this course Copied to clipboard