gardening/farming

Winter Pruning

In this hands-on workshop you will learn the basics of winter pruning in order to increase the health and abundance of local fruit trees! This fun workshop will be an opportunity to gain a basic understanding of the different types of pruning cuts and when these cuts should be used. You'll also be able to gain some practice pruning under skilled supervision.  This will be the last winter pruning workshop for the 2014 season, so come join us!

Sunday February 23rd, 10:00am-1:00pm
SW Portland, Washington County, off Canyon Rd.
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About the instructor:

Noah Oak Marquis is the ISA certified owner/ operator of Trees to Soil, LLC - a professional tree care service with a biodynamic heart, and permaculture mind.  Over the years Noah has worked as an organic grower of avocados and citrus in Hawaii, apples in Japan, and as a tree preservationist and climbing arborist in central Kentucky.  Before moving to Portland three years ago Noah worked as an arboricultural consultant in costal  Ecuador helping with conservation, agroforestry research, and a permaculture installation in the highly threatened Chaco-Manabi biodiversity corridor. Currently Noah lives west of Portland with his beautiful wife, and three children. He is the Land Steward for Swallowtail Waldorf School and Farm, and continues to work with trees all the time.

Winter Pruning
Saturday February 15th, 10:00am-1:00pm
NE Portland, Cully neighborhood

In this hands-on workshop you will learn the basics of winter pruning in order to increase the health and abundance of local fruit trees! This fun workshop will be an opportunity to gain a basic understanding of the different types of pruning cuts and when these cuts should be used. You'll also be able to gain some practice pruning under skilled supervision.

Follow this link to register now: http://civi.portlandfruit.org/civicrm/event/register?id=919&reset=1

About the instructor:
Jim Wentworth-Plato:  I am a Board Certified Master Arborist living in Northeast Portland with a few apples, grapes, raspberries and blueberries on my property. I've pruned trees professionally the last 17 years with Emerald Tree. I help people of all ages understand the interactions within our environment, and how we alter it, for better and worse.
 
The location address and other details will be provided after you register.

Follow this link to register now: http://civi.portlandfruit.org/civicrm/event/register?id=919&reset=1

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