Thank you for your interest in this course!
Classes are online over zoom, and will be on Tuesdays starting January 11th. The time of day is TBD, based on responses from this questionnaire. The classes are recorded, so if you are unable to make the set time, or have to miss a week, you are still able to access all sessions afterwards.

WEEK 1 (Jan 11)
Fundamentals of Food Forestry
Landscape Assessment Through a Regenerative / Permaculture Lens
Food Forest Visioning & Goal Setting
WEEK 2:
Site Mapping
Earthworks, Water Flow, Soil Preparation
Site Succession
WEEK 3:
The Canopy Layers: Nut, Timber, Syrup, Livestock, & Fruit trees
Rootstocks, Planting Patterns, Succession Planning
WEEK 4:
The Middle Layers: Small Trees, Shrubs, Vines
Soil Builders & Nitrogen Fixers
WEEK 5:
The Ground Layers: Herbaceous Perennials, Herbs, Medicinals, Pollinator Plants, Roots & Fungi
Interplanting Annuals
Integrating Small Poultry / Livestock
WEEK 6:
Design Sharing & Feedback
Breaking Down Your Design into Implementation Phases
Resources for Continued Learning

The course will include two hours of online instruction weekly, as well as videos and resources to continue your learning throughout the week. In order to get the most of out of the content, having a few hours of time weekly to do additional work on your own design is recommended.

This course is focused on growing zones 5-7, and priority is given to people in the Kootenay/Boundary Region, and Southern Interior BC. If you are outside this area, we'll put you on the interest for if space is available.

If I have confirmed that there is space for you in the course, please e-transfer the course fee of $225.00 to thimblehillnursery@gmail.com. Should you need to cancel, the fee is refundable until January 1, 2022. After that date a full refund will be given if someone on the wait list can fill your space, and partial refund available if not. Thanks so much for your interest, and I look forward to helping you design your food forest!
 
- Kim Watt