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- a practical workshop with intrernational edible landscape designer
Huckleberry Leonard
at Edible Treecrop Farm, Todd Valley, NELSON
Sat 25 & Sun 26 AUG, 9.30am – 4.30pm
The workshop will cover:
• Permaculture orchard design
• Whole property edible landscaping
• Organic management methods
• Forest garden patterning
• Species selection
• Guild combinations & planting
• Irrigation needs
• Pruning & tree care
The focus of Saturday is design, including design for your own property
(bring maps and microclimate information), and the focus of Sunday is
hands-on orchard maintenance experience (if possible pruning equipment
and spade).
Tutors Background
Huckleberry is a qualified landscaper, zoologist, permaculture
designer, builder and community development worker. For the past 30
years he has been owner - consultant of GREENWORLD company,
specialising in edible and sustainable landuse design and installation,
in northwest USA. For several years, Huckleberry worked as a plant
adviser for Raintree Nursery (USA-wide plant mail order) and an
educator-designer & plant materials collector for the International
Fruit Tree Foundation. His work involves wild foods foraging and seed
collecting for nursery propagation. He has worked as a plant
collector, landscape designer and educator in USA, Canada, Chile,
Patagonia, Costa Rica, Britain, South Africa and New Zealand.
Huckleberry is now a New Zealand resident, and lives in Golden Bay. He
is establishing his work in Nelson and Tasman regions and is available
for property consultations & installations.
Huckleberry will be assisted in this workshop by permaculture
designer-educator and organic grower, Robina McCurdy, from Golden Bay.
COST:
One Day: $55 - $100 (income based sliding scale)
Both Days: $90 - $180 10% discount for couples.
(includes handouts and design materials)
PLUS a surprise plant gift (eg herbs, veges, fruit trees, berry canes,
native plants) for the property - such as seeds, cuttings, root
division small fruit tree, vegetable seedlings, native wilding plant,
nursery plant voucher etc.
Lunch: Please bring something yummy to share for a Pot Luck lunch
(both days).
To Register:
Contact Kirsa Woeller, Ph 03 5450288
Maximum Number of People: 18
To reserve your place: by Wed 22 August, send a $30 cheque to Kirsa
Woeller, 82 Todd Valley Rd, RD1, Nelson
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