Growing Fruit in a Healthy Orchard Ecosystem

March 9, 2012
9:00am - 4:30pm

This full-day program with orchard health expert Michael Phillips will discuss the primary role of orchardists; which is to build system health creating the most favorable conditions for the production of delicious, healthy fruits. Holistic methods are about deep nutrition and competitive colonization along with organically-approved approaches to achieving pest balance.
A morning and early afternoon session will be held in a classroom, with a hearty lunch served in between. We will end the day with a walkabout High Hill Orchard in Meriden, learning what the trees have to tell.

Topics will include:
•    Forest edge ecology
•    How to embrace the right biology in your yard or orchard
•    Roots cycles which suggest a particular timing of tasks
This full-day program with Michael Phillips, author of The Apple Grower and The Holistic Orchard, will inspire you to recognize the paramount priorities in your own home or community fruit planting. For more info on Michael, visit his websites at www.HerbsAndApples.com and www.GrowOrganicApples.com.

Class: 16 Meriden Road, Rockfall CT
Training in the Field: High Hill Orchard, 170 Fleming Road, Meriden, CT

Workshop cost: $155
$15 Discount for AOLCPs or NOFA Members - Use Coupon Code MARCH9(1)
$15 Discount for Early Registration (Before February 17)- Use Coupon Code MARCH9(2)
$30 Discount for Early AOLCP/Member Registration (Before February 17) - Use Coupon Code MARCH9(3)

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