Food Forest Workshop

THE FOOD FOREST WORKSHOP IS TWO-DAY, INTENSIVE, HANDS-ON WORKSHOP TO HELP YOU CREATE A PERENNIAL FOOD SYSTEM ON YOUR FARM THAT IS INSPIRED BY BEAUTY, CREATIVITY, AND ABUNDANCE OF A NATURAL FOREST.

FOOD FOREST

Grow a beautiful, dense, lush green, diverse edible forest where every single fruit tree, shrubs, greens, and climbers are edible and beneficial to you.

TOPICS

The two-day, intensive, hands-on workshop goes in-depth into the science and art of creating a beautiful food forest with field visits to mature food forests.

VENUE

The workshop takes place in a beautiful quaint little farmhouse located in the middle of Vaksana Farms, a 13-acre transitional organic farm in a remote village.

TUTOR

Kiruba Shankar is CEO of a digital firm during weekdays and a farmer during weekends. He is passionate about creating a robust, healthy, financially successful farm.

TOPICS

OUR FARM STATUS QUO & GOALS
INTRODUCTION TO FOREST GARDENING
DESIGNING A FOOD FOREST FROM SCRATCH
THE 7 LAYER METHOD OF STACKING
MIYAWAKI METHOD OF CREATING FORESTS
PARETO’S PRINCIPLE OF FARM DESIGN: THE 80/20 RULE OF DESIGN.
IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY ON THE FARM
PERMACULTURE PRINCIPLES: DESIGNING THE ZONES ON YOUR FARM.
NO-DIG FARMING TECHNIQUES
SOIL TESTING AND WATER TESTING
SELECTING THE RIGHT SAPLINGS BASED ON YOUR SOIL TYPE.
MASTER LIST OF TROPICAL FRUIT TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS
SOIL BUILDING TECHNIQUES
COMPOSTING AND VERMICOMPOSTING
MULCHING TECHNIQUES

SUCCESSION PLANTING
COMPANION PLANTING
DISEASE CONTROL: ORGANIC FERTILIZERS
LIVING FENCES TO PROTECT THE FARM
INTEGRATED FARMING TECHNIQUES
COWS, GOATS, CHICKENS, AND DUCKS: USING ANIMALS ON THE FARM.
EFFECTIVE IRRIGATION METHODS
CREATING YOUR OWN NURSERY TO GROW YOUR OWN SAPLINGS
FARM BUSINESS: PROFITABLE WAYS TO EARN REVENUE FROM THE FARM
NO WASTE METHODOLOGY: HOW TO PUT EVERYTHING TO USE ON THE FARM.
WATCHING INSPIRING VIDEOS OF FOOD FOREST SUCCESS
FARM VISITS
SKYPE CALLS WITH FOOD FOREST GARDENERS.
USEFUL RESOURCES: GOOD WEBSITES, FB GROUPS, BOOKS, AND VIDEOS.
BUCKET LISTS: VISUALIZING YOUR DREAM FARM
OUR 100 DAY PLAN FOR THE FARM.

MEET THE PARTICIPANTS

AMAR RAMESH

CEO, StudioA Photography

DINESH KUMAR

CEO, Sedin Technologies

KALPANA MANIVANNAN

Teacher, PSBB Millenium

SURESH RANGARAJAN

Country Head, OpTech

ANSOO GUPTA

COO, Pinstorm

JACOB CHERIAN

CoFounder, Modern Media

MANIVANNAN RANGANATHAN

Product Head, TCS

VENKATESH PANNIRSELVAN

CEO, FITA & INFINIX

JOIN THE FOOD FOREST WORKSHOP

This is much more than a 2-day workshop. It’s being part of a tight, close-knit community of passionate permaculture farmers who are determined to build the farm of their dreams. We have only 14 seats for the workshop and the only one in 2018. Take advantage of the early bird pricing of Rs.6500. After March 1, the cost increases to Rs.9000.

Rs.9000 Rs.6500

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