Seattle's Urban Food Forest Park!

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The Beacon Hill Food Forest in Seattle is a legendary public park, providing fresh food in a food desert to community members who come to tend the landscape. Learn how this group of people is growing food, building soil, enhancing habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects, building community, sharing knowledge, and creating dynamic partnerships on this piece of public land in an urban environment. Take a journey through Permaculture Food Forests in our upcoming online course: Permaculture Food Forests 101, provided through Oregon State University's Professional and Continuing Education: pace.oregonstate.edu/foodforests Lead instructor: Marisha Auerbach, www.permaculturerising.com Brief course description: Permaculture food forests are intentionally cultivated forest gardens that contain native and cultivated plants and provide yields for humans and ecological functions. Essentially, it's a low maintenance forest that's edible, medicinal and that enhances your local environment! What are the Benefits of a Food Forest? A food forest is a sustainable and natural way to produce healthy and organic food. By learning how to tend your specific soil and develop plant communities you'll be able to improve your yield and provide nourishing and healthy food for you and your family. About the Permaculture Food Forests Courses This program is offered in two parts. The first section of this course focuses on the context of permaculture food forests. You will learn about the multiple considerations for creating a food forest in your specific climate. Videos, articles and exercises will help you discover plants for your food forest and learn how to build relationships between them to increase productivity. The second section of this course is an instructor led Permaculture Food Forest Practicum. The assignments in this course will guide you step by step through the design of a food forest on the site of your choice. Worksheets and a template for your design will help you research the necessary information for a successful food forest in your region. You can choose to take only the first section of the course or join us for both sections with the practicum offered in the Fall of 2020. pace.oregonstate.edu/foodforests Andrew Millison’s links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER: https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt