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

AMAR RAMESH

CEO, StudioA Photography

DINESH KUMAR

DINESH KUMAR

CEO, Sedin Technologies

KALPANA MANIVANNAN

KALPANA MANIVANNAN

Teacher, PSBB Millenium

SURESH RANGARAJAN

SURESH RANGARAJAN

Country Head, OpTech

ANSOO GUPTA

ANSOO GUPTA

COO, Pinstorm

JACOB CHERIAN

JACOB CHERIAN

CoFounder, Modern Media

MANIVANNAN RANGANATHAN

MANIVANNAN RANGANATHAN

Product Head, TCS

VENKATESH PANNIRSELVAN

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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