[Scpg] Location UPDATE Forest Gardening Nov 14-16 in Los angeles 2003

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson]

LOCATION FOR LECTURE AND WORKSHOP
Lecture is at Yo San University 133315 W Washington Blvd Friday Nov 14 7-9pm
Workshop is at Venice high School  on Venice Blvd  in the Learning Garden 
Sat Sun 15,16 Nov  9am-4pm
Go pass Yo San University on Washington Blvd towards Lincoln Blvd turn on 
right on
Walgrove heading towards Venice Blvd Learning Gartden is on corner of 
Venice Blvd and Walgrove (taken from map I was mailed)
Call Camille at 626-963-0301
	hope that helps wes


Edible Landscaping, Forest Gardening and Agroforestry for Sustainable
Communities
November 14-16, 2003
Friday 14, 7-10 Yo Sun University Lecture
Saturday & Sunday 9-4 Venice High School Workshop
Agroforestry is a land management, stewardship techniques of using
multi-story trees, shrubs, ground cover, root crops and vines within a 
confined areas.
This highly diversifies perennial farming system uses the principles of a
mature forest to build many functions into a community farming system. 
Alleviating
a need for synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides by replacing
natural biological functions and the activities of diversity. For thousands of
years ancient cultures produced their foods, medicines and other daily
necessities in agroforestry systems linking perennial and annual gardens. 
Many of the
wild jungles of today are actually over-grown gardens of ancient peoples
Agrforestry is a process of on-site resource production, based on perennial 
crops
that mimic the structure of a forest system.
Forest Gardening is the cultivation of complex long-lived polycultures that
yield food, fiber and medicine for community uses. This is a synthesis of
agroforestry techniques with domestic economy. This powerful paradigm 
offers the
world hope for the increased food security, ecological restoration and a new
economics.
As the petroleum dependence of the global economy topples us towards a
permanent state of war, no more pressing issues presents itself than food , 
water
and energy security. This is home-grown well being for home land security..
Forest Gardening in the backyard has been a community success. Institutions,
public parks, school yards and golf courses can grow edible parks and 
plazas that
could impact healthier people and a planet with agroforestry techniques. These
designs are on the cutting edge of a 10,000 year old technology.
Teaching Team
Dr. William Roley, Director Permaculture Institute of Southern California
Steve Gates, Living Systems
Tom Del Hotel, Fruit Tree Expert
George Patton Master Landscaper
David King, Garden Master Venice Learning Garden
Contact Living Systems 310-936-1128 or Permaculture Institute 949-494-5843
for more information
Cost: Friday night lecture $10 donation; Sat & Sun $25 per day; entire
workshop $50
Work trade scholarships are available Hosted by Living Systems

Learning Garden
Venice High School
Nov 14-17, 2003

Friday November 14, 7-10 PM
7:00-7:30 Introduction to Learning Garden and its Community Steve Gates
7:30- 8:30 Agroforestry Systems Around the World Bill Roley
8:30 – 9:30 Discussion of Food Forests and Edible Landscaping
9:30 – 10:00 Networking and Needs Assessment of Why you are Here
Saturday November 15, 9 AM – 4 PM
9:00-9:45 Garden Tour and Learning Center Plan
David King, Garden Master of Learning Garden
Professor UCLA Botanist and Yo San University
"Gardening on a budget"
9;45-11:30 Elements of Agroforestry and Ecological Landscaping
What does Nature Do?
Soils and Microbes ( FBI, Fungus, Bacteria and Insects)
Composting or Mulching
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycles
How to select and plant an edible landscape
Adding Herbs and Shrubs: Guilds
Seeding grown covers and Herbs
11:30- 12:30 Practicum
Sheet Mulching, Composting,
Green Manure- Cover Crops and Seed Innoculations
!2:30 – 1:30 Food from Gardens that Feed the Soul
Pests are a constant companion in conventional farming practices. Forest
Gardening insects are either beneficial or they have been virtually vanquished
suing BioIslands .
1:30 - 3:00 Forage Farming, Vertical Mulching and Permaculture
3-00- 4:00 Hands on Planting your Favorite Trees, Herbs and Veggies






Sunday November 16, 9-4 PM
9-10 Am Tom Del Hotel, Pacific Tree Nurseryman and Landscape Designer
Guilds of Herbs, Fruit Trees, and Vegetables

10-12 AM Planting Systems Practicum
Neighbors in the Garden: fish, frogs and birds
Cars and the Public
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch and Networking
1:00 – 2:30 PM Finding Tools to Build Your Integrated System
2:30 – 4:00 Where to go from Here, Internships, and Future Projects