PUBLIC EVENING TALKS:
HOME-SCALE ECOLOGICAL FOOD PRODUCTION
Friday, July 23, 2010—7-9 p.m.
The Intergenerational School
12299 Fairhill Rd., Cleveland, Ohio
Friday, July 30, 2010—7-9 p.m.
Clinton Heights Church
15 Clinton Heights Ave., Columbus, Ohio
Friday, August 6, 2010—7-9 p.m.
Civic Garden Center
2715 Reading Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio
Healthy forests maintain, fertilize, and renew themselves, naturally. Wouldn’t you like to grow an abundant food-producing ecosystem like this in your back yard? You can! Edible forest gardens mimic the structure and function of natural forests through all their stages of development and grow food, fuel, fiber, fodder, fertilizers, farmaceuticals, and fun. We can meet our own needs and regenerate healthy ecosystems at the same time! This talk introduces the vision of forest gardening with some scientific background, a few living examples, and a sampling of some useful perennial edibles you can use in your own garden.
Cost: Free, $10 donation appreciated for those who can afford it. No preregistration necessary.
TWO DAY WORKSHOPS:
FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGICAL GARDENING
Saturday July 24-Sunday, July 25, 2010—8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Intergenerational School
12299 Fairhill Rd., Cleveland, Ohio
Saturday, July 31-Sunday, August 1, 2010—8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Stratford Ecological Center
3083 Liberty Rd., Delaware, Ohio
Ecosystem agriculture mimics the structure and function of natural ecosystems in food-producing ecologies. This workshop explores the vision, theory, design, and practice of ecosystem agriculture using the temperate deciduous forest as the model. Lectures, field observations, and experiential classes will reveal the nature of ecosystem architecture, social structure, underground economics, and succession. Participants will draw conclusions from these experiences, developing practical design principles, practices, patterns, and processes for garden design and management.
Cost: $175-$225 (sliding scale). Lunch will be provided. Pre-registration required. Register by sending a check (along with your name, address, phone number and email) to OEFFA Forest Garden, 41 Croswell Rd. Columbus, OH 43214. For more information, contact Laura Wies at (614) 421-2022 or laura@oeffa.org. Space is limited.
URBAN ECOLOGICAL FOOD PRODUCTION
Saturday, August 7, 2010—8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Civic Garden Center
2715 Reading Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio
How can we mimic the structure and function of natural ecosystems while designing food-producing ecologies for city environments? This workshop explores the vision, theory, design, and practice of urban ecosystem agriculture using the temperate deciduous forest ecosystem as the model. We will focus on designing small spaces that may need extensive site preparation, as well as other scenarios of particular interest to city gardeners. A combination of lectures and experiential exercises will clarify practical design principles, practices, patterns, and processes for city garden design and management. Cost: $100-$125 (sliding scale). Lunch will be provided. Pre-registration required. Register by sending a check (along with your name, address, phone number and email) to OEFFA Forest Garden, 41 Croswell Rd. Columbus, OH 43214. For more information, contact Laura Wies at (614) 421-2022 or laura@oeffa.org. Space is limited.
SEVEN DAY FOREST GARDEN DESIGN INTENSIVE
A Weeklong Design Immersion Course with Dave Jacke
Monday, August 9-Sunday, August 15, 2010
Andelain Fields
Springfield, Ohio
Dive deeply into the vision, theory, design, and practice of creating edible ecosystems using temperate deciduous forest ecosystems as models. Dave Jacke and his Ohio-based teaching team will offer lectures, site walks, and experiential exercises to help you understand the architecture, social structure, underground economics, and successional processes of natural forests. You'll also learn a variety of ecological design processes while designing a range of food-producing ecologies at our host farm near Yellow Springs. We'll engage with issues of garden management, economics, and the deep paradigmatic shifts required to succeed at cocreating humanatural landscapes and cultures. Cost: $700-$1000 (sliding scale) base fee includes space for onsite camping, lunches, and breakfast items. For low cost offsite accommodations please contact us. Pre-registration required. Register by sending a check (along with your name, address, phone number and email) to OEFFA Forest Garden, 41 Croswell Rd. Columbus, OH 43214. For more information, contact Laura Wies at (614) 421-2022 or laura@oeffa.org. Space is limited.
Keep up to date with the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association online calendar at www.oeffa.org for more information.
Lead instructor Dave Jacke is primary author of the award winning two-volume book Edible Forest Gardens. He has studied ecology and design since the 1970s, and has run his own design firm—Dynamics Ecological Design—since 1984. He has designed, built, and planted landscapes, homes, farms, and communities in the many parts of the United States, as well as overseas. He earned a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Simon's Rock College and a M.A. in Landscape Design from the Conway School of Landscape Design.
Assistant Instructors Jessica Bilecki, Kurt Belser, and Sam Dunlap pour permaculture passion into their respective corners of Ohio through practice and teaching. Drawing upon diverse educational backgrounds and farming experiences, they collaborate to nurture the permaculture movement throughout the state... and beyond!
