This Course has ended. Please click here to see current Courses. or click here to browse our interactive map. Dates and times 19 Mar 19 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 Laurence Manchee Laurence Manchee Course type Forest Gardening Engagement style Face to face Course contact email [email protected] Share this course Copied to clipboard