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Posts from Forest Garden Wales Blog for 06/05/2020
By [email protected] (Jake Rayson) on Jun 04, 2020 09:09 pm
I’m previewing my online forest garden free, as part of my regular Wednesday Lockdown Livestream
1. Introducing the Backyard Forest
Every week for 8 weeks, I’ll be live presenting a new section of my re-vamped online course, for free, on the Lockdown Livestream! This week, I’ll be kicking off with introducing the Backyard Forest: why the name change, why forest gardens are great, and an outline of the course to come.
Wednesday 10am BST, from Wed 10th June
Make a note in your diary for the 8 sessions:
Introducing the Backyard Forest, Wed 10 JuneWhy growing edible crops with nature is so important. Zoom Q&A
Plan, Wed 17 JuneObservations to make, wishes to list & mapping your patch. Zoom Q&A
Design, Wed 24 JuneHow to put things in the right place. Zoom Q&A
Protection, Wed 1 JulyWindbreaks & other tricks to protect your precious plants. Zoom Q&A
Perennial Veg, Wed 8 JulyResilient & low maintenance veg are on the menu. Zoom Q&A
Trees, Wed 15 JulyPlant the big trees, the canopy layer. Zoom Q&A
Ground Prep, Wed 22 JulyWays to clear the ground, so as to plant your plants. Zoom Q&A
Shrubs & Ground Cover, Wed 29 JulyShrubs away & keep the ground covered. Zoom Q&A
Come to whichever livestream takes your fancy. I’ll keep the livestream to 40-45 minutes, followed by a 30 minute Zoom Q&A. If there’s anything you’d like covered, email me [email protected]
Livestream
Time: 10—10.40am
Livestream: twitch.com/forestgardenwales
Slides: forestgarden.wales/course/index/
Zoom Q&A
Time: 10.45—11:15am
Zoom password: hopniss57
The evolution will be livestreamed. And then uploaded to YouTube at a later date.