DESIGN YOUR COLD CLIMATE
FOOD FOREST WORKSHOP
Saturday, April 11, 1-5pm, Bozeman
LEARN FROM MY 10+ YEARS OF FOOD FOREST EXPERIENCE!
If you love the idea of feeding your family fresh homegrown fruits and nuts from your very own food forest then this workshop might be for you.
In this interactive workshop, I’ll not only share my step-by-step process for getting a food forest design on paper but you’ll benefit from over ten years of experience designing and installing both my food forest and helping clients with theirs.
While I’ve found that the food forest concept has taken off in the last decade, the prospect of translating the idea into a manageable and doable plan is often daunting. And while there is a lot of information about tropical food forests out there, there is less of an understanding of cold climate food forests and less examples to draw from. And when the information does exist, it is often overwhelming.
INTRODUCING:
Design your cold climate food forest workshop
An in-person workshop in Bozeman that will give you the knowledge and confidence to design and plan your food forest and come up with an implementation plan for the spring.
Using my 4-part design framework, I’ll give you a step by step process for coming up with a food forest design that fits your goals, lifestyle, budget and harmonizes with your landscape.
At the end of our time together, you’ll have:
- A FOOD FOREST DESIGN for your yard
- A customized SPECIES LIST
- A list of PLANTS TO ORDER and where to source them
- A CONCRETE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN for the upcoming season
This workshop includes design time and opportunities for you to get customized advice on your particular project. Expect to walk away from our time together with the knowledge and confidence to start implementing your food forest this spring!
Plus this bonus:
YOUR INVESTMENT?
$250
Space is limited! If cost is an issue, please get in touch with me at info@brokengroundpermaculture.com.
Want extra support? For an additional $100, I’ll come to your site for an hour to help you stake out your food forest plan and/or give you additional advice about species, implementation and next steps. Travel fees apply outside of Bozeman. Note that this is a special $75 discount off of my normal consultation price for students who participate in the class!
Imagine having a clear plan for the growing season ahead, all done after our workshop together!
Instructor
Hi, I’m Kareen Erbe. I help people in cold climates grow their own food so they can eat healthier, live more sustainably and become more self-reliant. Through workshops, consultations, garden design services and my signature Resilient Homestead Program, I’ve helped thousands of people turn their yards into delicious, edible landscapes.
Together with my husband, I live on a suburban homestead in Bozeman, Montana, with a greenhouse, pond, vegetable gardens, a food forest of fruit trees and berry bushes, and a flock of chickens.
We are in USDA Hardiness Zone 4b with a growing season of approximately 110 days. Yet, despite our short growing season and long winters, we produce a good portion of our own food, including six months of fresh fruit every year and pounds and pounds of frozen and dehydrated fruit that lasts us well into the winter.
In fact, one of my favorite things that I like to do with my clients is to get them started on perennial food forest systems that will feed them for years to come.
In a world where biodiversity loss, desertification, the climate crisis, water scarcity and other ecological crises loom, planting trees is one of the most hopeful things that we can do at this time. It is a way in which humans can participate in regeneration, in carbon sequestration, in reducing our food miles and in becoming more connected to our food system.
This class is for you if:
- Homegrown fruit has been a dream but you don't quite know where to start
- You want a clear plan to help you successfully design and plant a productive food forest
- You want to get out of overwhelm and into action
I couldn't recommend more ANY class/workshop/consultation with this wise, funny, knowledgeable and effective teacher. Kareen knows her stuff and shares it beautifully.
Kareen provided incredible guidance and information, but also put me in the driver’s seat and gave me the confidence to envision and build my new garden space. I no longer feel that all of my time is spent weeding and digging. Now I’m continuing to build a functional space, and it’s become so much more fun.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
We will be meeting on Saturday, April 11, from 1-5pm in Bozeman (location and directions given once you register).
The class will last four hours with plenty of breaks and time for Q&A.
There is a lot of information out there about food forests, but that’s part of the problem. It’s hard to sift through what’s relevant for your yard, your climate and your lifestyle. This workshop is not only specific to cold climates, it’s a chance to get me LIVE to answer your specific questions and address your concerns.
Absolutely! Planning your food forest now will allow you to be prepared once the planting season rolls around.
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