Practical Workshops
2025

You will learn the basics of fruit tree pruning:  shaping and pruning for tree health and ease of harvest, when to prune which trees, tools and their care,  and much more! Tim will demonstrate on a range of fruit trees including apple, pear, feijoa, plum, grape, peach and more.

Note: this is the same content as Pruning workshop date #1 above, just with different facilitators. We have put on two date options as it is such a popular workshop.

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Drawing on the work of well-known environmentalists Joanna Macy, John Seed and Arne Naess, together with practices informed by Peter Levine's nervous system trauma healing approaches, this experiential workshop offers a space to connect, express our concerns, grow our inner reslience and sense of purpose and agency to act on behalf of Earth with clarity and direction. Incorporating experiential practices that help us to connect more deeply to nature, ourselves (Zone 00), this is a powerful workshop experience with like-minded participants.

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We will explore different composting methods and hone in on hot composting.  We will compile a heap from accumulated materials and inoculate it with beneficial anaerobic microbes to ensure the development of fungal networks and sequestration of carbon. We will also learn how to grow plants from seed, root division and cuttings. Best timing for these practices will be covered, plant species suited to the season, and how to care for your transplants once in your garden.

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