This one-day practical informative course is run by Steve Jones and Sector39, Ty Cornel, Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant, SY10 0JW

Dates of up and coming courses

• At RISC Reading, April, £30 inc lunch

Times: All our day courses follow a similar pattern.

• Arrivals: 9.00- 9.30
• Tea and registration 9.30 - 10.00 am
• Lunch 12.45 - 1.30 pm
• Finish 5.30 pm.
  All formal content of the day will be completed by 5.30
• 6.15 pm, Depart - Participants are welcome to stay on at the end for informal discussion, questions and networking
  
  Any questions please contact Steve Jones diectly on
  Tel: (Mob) 0771 981 8959

The particular course covers all the basic principles required to start your own food forest and involves a mix of theoretical study, slides, video etc as well as some practical design and planting work. It covers the principles of ecology and how to develop genuinely sustainable landscapes.

At RISC Roof Garden, Reading Berkshire. RG1 4PS
A one day workshop on forest gardens and the potentials for urban permaculture and edible city scapes.
We will explore the Forst Garden concept from first principles to the potentials for its application in a modern urban setting.

See info sheet, see blog post

More about Forest Gardens and Edible Landscpaes

image of the RISC rooftop forest garden

A forest garden, or food forest is an application of the principles of ecology and permaculture design to create a very low maintentance yet productive growing system. A low input, high output system, it is kind of the holy grail in gardening and a key building block for developing much more sustainable and nature friendly food production systems.

They can work on any scale, in any climate in just about every environment, it is all about working with the principles of nature and seeing the patterns and applying them to one's own particular setting.

The course is suitable for anyone interested in growing food in a low maintenance easily managed forest system. On a larger scale food forests and edible landscapes offer us perhaps the most productive and robust system of food growing available and will form a key part of our sustainable future. Find out how easy it is to begin your own on this lively and informative one day course

To book your place please complete a booking form contact Sector39 via this contact form for more information.

Course group practical session at Garth community garden

The Sector39 project grew out of work with RISC in Reading developing a roof-top forest garden, using permaculture principles. It has developed into a stunning example of what is possible.

Steve Jones teaching on a recent course at Ynyslas CSA project 
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