Greenbuild Conference 2013 Forest Gardening

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Forest Gardening for

Regenerative Landscapes


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The U.S. Green Building Council New York Upstate

Chapter is a Registered Provider with The American

Inst i tu te of Arc hi tects Cont inu ing Educat ion Systems

(AIA/CES). Credit(s) earned on completion of this programwill be reported to AIA/CESfor AIA members. Certificates of

Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members

are available upon request.

This program is registered with AIA/CESfor continuing

professional education. As such, it does not include content

that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or

endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or

any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or

dealing in any material or product.

Questions related to specific materials, methods, and

services will be addressed at the conclusion of this

presentation.


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1. Explain the term Permaculture and how it relates to

forestry through the practice of forest gardening.

2. Identify the three Ethics of Earth Care, People Care, andFair Share as applied to permaculture.

3. Identify outputs (the 7 "F"s) from a Permaculture

forest garden system and how they can be integrated.

4. Develop a design process for a community / non-profit

held property to implement a Permaculture landscape.

Learning ObjectivesAt the end of this program, participants will be able to:


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But First,........

Permaculture

Holistic system of design, based on direct observation of nature,

learning from traditional knowledge, and the findings ofmodernscience. Embodying a philosophy of positive action and grassroots

education, Pc aims to restructure society by by returning control of

resources for living: food, water, shelter, and the means of livli-hood,

to ordinary people in their communities, as the only anti-dote to

centralized power.- Pc Activist

"top-down thinking with bottom-up action"


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Permaculture, Continued.

The Three Ethics

People Care, Earth Care, Fair Share

The 7 "F"s

Food, Fuel, Fiber, Fodder, Fertilizer, Fun, Farmaceuticals

The 12 Principles


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A type of AgroForestry, a PerennialAgriculture, in the image of a forest.

But, not Gardening in a Forest

(Forest Farming, Parkland, Alley Cropping,etc)

Forest Gardening

Food ForestsWoodlot Gardening


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Next: The 7 Layers?

Next, The 7 Layers


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Robert Hart


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Establishment Strategies

Broad-Scale Sheet Mulch with Instant-Succession Planting

Insertion Planting, Spot Mulch, and Merging Nuclei

Repeated Disturbance, Cover Crops, and Instant-

Succession Planting


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Semi-DwarfApple


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Semi-Dwarf

AppleSeaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Seaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Seaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Seaberry or

Sea Buckthorn


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Semi-Dwarf

AppleSeaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Seaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Seaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Seaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Currant

Currant

CurrantCurrant


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Semi-Dwarf

AppleSeaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Seaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Seaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Seaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Currant

Currant

CurrantCurrant

Comfrey

Comfrey

Comfrey


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Semi-Dwarf

AppleSeaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Seaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Seaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Seaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Currant

Currant

CurrantCurrant

Comfrey

Comfrey

Comfrey

Daffodils

and Allums


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Semi-Dwarf

AppleSeaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Seaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Seaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Seaberry or

Sea Buckthorn

Currant

Currant

CurrantCurrant

Comfrey

Comfrey

Comfrey

Daffodils

and Alliums

Separated

Scattered

nasturtium, bee

balm, chamomile,

fennel, white clover


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April 19, 2012

August 23 2012


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Maintenance of the Forest Garden

Watering

Weeding (but learn your wild edibles for keeping)

Fertilizer (N for Mulch Breakdown, Compost Tea)

Mulch Renewal / Cutting Green Mulches

Patches / Renewal


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Rahma Edible Forest Snack Garden

3100 South Salina Street

August 25, 2012


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In order to maintain high-quality learning experiences, please access

the evaluation for this course by logging into CES Discovery and

clicking on theCourse Evaluation link on the left side of the page.


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Frank Raymond Cetera

Thornpawed Ecological Consulting [email protected] 315.308.1372

The Alchemical Nursery www.alchemialnursery.org [email protected]

Rahma Edible Forest Snack Garden 3100 South Salina Street, Syracuse, NY

Next Volunteer Day Saturday April 13, 9 am - 1 pm, as part of Clean Up 'Cuse
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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