top
East Bay
East Bay
Indybay
Indybay
Indybay
Regions
Indybay Regions North Coast Central Valley North Bay East Bay South Bay San Francisco Peninsula Santa Cruz IMC - Independent Media Center for the Monterey Bay Area North Coast Central Valley North Bay East Bay South Bay San Francisco Peninsula Santa Cruz IMC - Independent Media Center for the Monterey Bay Area California United States International Americas Haiti Iraq Palestine Afghanistan
Topics
Newswire
Features
From the Open-Publishing Calendar
From the Open-Publishing Newswire
Indybay Feature

Winter Fruit Tree Pruning - Theory, Demonstration, and Hands-On Practice

800_fruit.jpg
Date:
Sunday, February 02, 2014
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Event Type:
Class/Workshop
Organizer/Author:
Jahan Khalighi
Location Details:
EcoHouse
1305 Hopkins Street, Berkeley, Ca, 94702

Want to learn how to better take care of your fruit trees? Join us for this hands-on winter fruit tree pruning class held in a permaculture-based food forest garden in North Berkeley.

This class will include: Theory of tree growth, Nature’s pruning, and how to maximize health and productivity. The teacher will demonstrate various techniques for different species of trees and allow students to practice hands-on tree pruning with professional guidance.

We will have established fruit trees onsite to use as demonstration and practice. The teacher will also offer tips on how to get your trees started right. Handouts included with class.

Teacher: John Valenzuela is a horticulturist, consultant, and educator specializing in fruit trees and food forests, working throughout the Bay Area. He also serves as chairperson for the Golden Gate Chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers. He is owner of Cornucopia Food Forest Gardens — growing an ecosystem of abundance: http://cornucopiafoodforest.wordpress.com/

Space is limited – advance registration online ensures a spot in the class.

Cost: $25 or $20 for Ecology Center members, no one turned away for lack of funds

Pre-registration: register [at] ecologycenter.org OR buy tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/550644#sthash.r20Mlhya.dpuf

Event Contact: 510-548-2220 ext 239

This event is wheelchair accessible

Added to the calendar on Tue, Jan 7, 2014 11:34AM
We are 100% volunteer and depend on your participation to sustain our efforts!

Donate

$110.00 donated
in the past month

Get Involved

If you'd like to help with maintaining or developing the website, contact us.

Publish

Publish your stories and upcoming events on Indybay.

IMC Network