Forest Garden Immersion Course

Hands-on Training to Design and Implement Edible Landscapes

In Association with Appleseed Permaculture

APRIL 23-26, 2009

High Falls, New York

at Camp Epworth Permaculture Demonstration & Education Center

Course Inspiration

Imagine a forest where every single tree is dripping with fresh fruits and ripening nuts. Every shrub is packed with delicious berries, and every other plant is a medicinal herb, culinary spice, or beautiful edible flower. Tubers and root crops are abundant underfoot, gourmet mushroom logs sprout in the shade, and hardy kiwi vines climb back up through the layers of this multi-functional forest of food. During the 4-day (Thu-Fri-Sat-Sun) course, participants learn how to design, establish, and maintain such Edible Forest Gardens of Eden.

Course Description

This course immerses participants in the thriving local forest gardening culture of the Hudson Valley. Together we will engage in the practical skills of forest gardening: propagation, grafting, planting & mulching, soil ecology, basic botany & horticulture, management & maintenance, plant identification, mushroom inoculation, foraging & wild edibles, community preparation of local medicines, and fresh forest garden cooking. We will explore nature, build community, expand last year's garden and celebrate the abundance with the local community!

Facilitators & Instructors

Ethan Roland: Founder & Director - AppleSeed Permaculture

Mai Frank: Permaculture designer, educator, story-teller and mentor

Dina Falconi: Herbalist with a strong focus on food activism and nutritional healing

Dyami Nason-Regan: Nature-based mentor incorporating permaculture, youth and food

Plus Additional Special Guests to be announced soon!

Tuition & Registration

Course Tuition is a sliding scale:

$500 - US - 1st time participants, on-site stay

$400 - US - 2nd time participants & commuters.

Tuition includes instruction, lodging (non-commuters), and 3 delicious meals per day prepared from local organic food and fresh forest garden cooking.

Contact us to find out about earning a $25 discount/payment per referral to this and other permaculture-related programs and events offered through Living Mandala.

To register or for more information visit the course website at www.LivingMandala.com

Contact

e-mail: forestgarden@livingmandala.com

call: 518-610-1375

Help us Spread the Good Word about this Course and Earn Cash!

Affiliate marketing is a de-centralized and synergistic model in which affiliates help to spread the word (creating a viral buzz) in exchange for a referral fee or course discount.

As an affiliate of the Forest Gardening Immersion course, you would earn $25 for every person who registers due to your marketing efforts. Marketing efforts include direct referrals as well as postings on relevant sites, list-serves, blogs, fliers, etc..

Mutual Benefits for Organizational Sponsors

Organizations with resonant missions also have the opportunity to sponsor the course by sending out content rich emails (which we will provide) to their mailing lists in the weeks leading up to the course. Sponsors can help to generate scholarships through referrals generated through these emails ($25/referral).

Sponsors can have their Logo displayed on the Living Mandala website and in emails regarding the course for promoting the course to a related list and/or distributing flyers, promoting the course with a live link on their website, or by donating resources to support the course such as money, food, tools, office supplies, etc.

Start supporting sustainable progress and Outreach today!

Email outreach@livingmandala.com if you are interested in participating in affiliate marketing, or want more information for affiliate marketing opportunities for this course and others..

Final referral counts will be made following the close of the course, and fees will be paid no later than May 1, 2009.