Forest Gardens, Orchards and Tree Crops

This course will teach you how to: successfully cultivate high value trees and the skills of gardening with nature through the well informed creation of edible, forest gardens ecologies, orchards and woodlots, topics and activities include:

• Design and management of multi-functional tree plantings.

• Planting and management of orchards & woodlots for selective harvesting fruits, nuts & berries, and for fuelwood and building materials.

• Understory value-added crops like shitake, ginseng, goldenseal and wild garlic

• Techniques for increasing the quality and productivity of wild edibles.