Advanced Permaculture – Food Forest & Forest Ecology

Date: September 11 th – October 16 th
Location: Live online
Registration: https://earthactivisttraining.org/ap-forests/
Forest systems are critical for carbon sequestration, climate disaster mitigation, and a host of ecosystem
services. Forests are also valuable elements in a design for food, fuel, building materials, and medicinal
crop production. Join Starhawk and Charles Williams to learn about the ecology of forests and principles
for designing and maintaining productive forest systems. This class can be taken as a stand-alone class
for personal growth or as the fourth module in a four-part Advanced Permaculture certificate program.
Course will cover:
DEVELOPMENT & CARE OF FORESTS
 Forest Ecology: Explore the intricacies of forest ecology, disturbance and succession, forest
architecture, and fungal/bacterial relationship. Gain skills in reading and understanding your
local forests.
 Applied Forestry: Learn forest measurement, analysis and best management practices (BMP).
Apply what you learn in class to your context ranging from classic rural woodlands or complex
urban forests.
 Forest Management Plans: Using concepts from class write a forest management plan.
FOOD FORESTS & PERENNIAL SYSTEMS

 Designing and Building Food Forests: Learn how to approach food forest design, ranging from
how to select cultivars to how to arrange your plans for beneficial relationships
 Management of Trees and Food Forests: Gain tools and techniques for food forest maintenance
and care. Learn how to adapt food forest theory to a range of places and spaces.
 Building a Design: Building off what was discussed in class design a food forest for your region
and write a plan for management and maintenance.

Website: https://earthactivisttraining.org/
Registration: https://earthactivisttraining.org/ap-forests/
Instructors: Starhawk, Charles Williams and Guest Speakers
Cost: $400-$450 (sliding scale)