Portland Food Forest Initiative

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Urban Food Forestry WorkshopDate: Sunday, February 15th&nbsp;Time: 10:30am - 1:00pmLocation: Jean&#39;s Farm, Portland, ORJoin us for a 2-hour workshop led by Dan Sloan of <a fr-original-style="" href="http://pdxfoodforest.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Portland Food Forest Initiative</a>, designed for anyone interested in transforming lawns and conventional gardens into resilient, productive ecosystems.This classroom-based session will introduce participants to the principles and practices of urban food forestry, regenerative agriculture, and agroforestry with practical strategies for both beginners and experienced growers.Topics include:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;" value="1">Converting a lawn into a thriving, productive ecosystem</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;" value="2">Exploring different design approaches in food forestry</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;" value="3">Fertility management strategies</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;" value="4">Recommended plant choices for the Portland area</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;" value="5">Integrated pest management techniques</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;" value="6">Core principles of permaculture design</li></ul>Dan is a permaculture designer and educator, plant propagator, urban agroforestry advocate, fruit tree pruner, and has experience planting many and stewarding several food forests in Portland. This class is an abbreviated version of a class he teaches at PCC.Registration: Sliding scale $25&ndash;$45<a fr-original-style="" href="//pdxfoodforest.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">pdxfoodforest.org</a> PARKING:Please park on 36th at least 2 houses South of Johnson Creek. &nbsp;Walk East on Johnson Creek for approx. 2 blocks where you&#39;ll see the gate to Jean&#39;s Farm on the North Side of the street. &nbsp;We&#39;ll meet there an walk down together. &nbsp;If you have difficulty walking up or downhill, please let us know and we can make accommodations. &nbsp;

<span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you so much for signing up for the Urban Food Forestry Workshop! &nbsp;Please be sure to park at least 2 houses South of Johnson Creek blvd on SE 36th then walk east on Johnson Creek until you reach a gate on the north side of the street where we&#39;ll meet and walk down together. &nbsp;Please show up by 10:20 so we can&nbsp;get started on time. &nbsp;If you&#39;re going to be late, please text 503-422-3576. &nbsp;exact coordinates of the gate: 45.461169165949784, -122.62430525989727I look forward to meeting you at the farm!-Dan

Urban Food Forestry WorkshopDate: Sunday, February 15th Time: 10:30am - 1:00pmLocation: Jean's Farm, Portland, ORJoin us for a 2-hour workshop led by Dan Sloan of <a href="http://pdxfoodforest.org" target="_blank">Portland Food Forest Initiative</a>, designed for anyone interested in transforming lawns and conventional gardens into resilient, productive ecosystems.This classroom-based session will introduce participants to the principles and practices of urban food forestry, regenerative agriculture, and agroforestry with practical strategies for both beginners and experienced growers.Topics include:<ul><li>Converting a lawn into a thriving, productive ecosystem</li><li>Exploring different design approaches in food forestry</li><li>Fertility management strategies</li><li>Recommended plant choices for the Portland area</li><li>Integrated pest management techniques</li><li>Core principles of permaculture design</li></ul>Dan is a permaculture designer and educator, plant propagator, urban agroforestry advocate, fruit tree pruner, and has experience planting many and stewarding several food forests in Portland. This class is an abbreviated version of a class he teaches at PCC.Registration: Sliding scale $25–$45<a href="//pdxfoodforest.org" target="_blank">pdxfoodforest.org</a> PARKING:Please park on 36th at least 2 houses South of Johnson Creek.  Walk East on Johnson Creek for approx. 2 blocks where you'll see the gate to Jean's Farm on the North Side of the street.  We'll meet there an walk down together.  If you have difficulty walking up or downhill, please let us know and we can make accommodations.

Portland Food Forest Initiative

Urban Food Forestry Workshop @ Jean's Farm

3800 SE Johnson Creek Blvd

Sliding Scale Admission

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