Maybe you have heard of food forests. Maybe you have seen the recent UN report recognizing perennials as essential in creating sustainable food sources. Or maybe you already know what many gardeners have discovered. That Food Forest gardening provides food, fiber, fuel and medicine with lower maintenance and cost over time. Whatever you've heard, food forest gardening is a method of gardening based on natural forest systems that, when mature, need little input, like fertilizing, watering or maintenance.

Come and spend an evening with Food Forester Richard Walker at Innisfree Farm, Friday August 12, 6:00 – 8:00 pm. This is a public event - no need to pre-register, there will be a $ 10 charge at the gate. Richard will present his work and the concepts of food forest gardening in a 90 minutes presentation, and he will answer your questions. He will expand on his evening presentation in a two day workshop on Saturday and Sunday, August 13 and 14, again at Innisfree Farm. This workshop has been popular and sold out quickly several times in Victoria, so make sure to register early. Information on the teacher and the material covered during the workshop, schedule and cost, is on the farm web site www.innisfreefarm.ca or call 250 336 8768.

Come and learn new ways of combining permaculture principles and forest ecosystem designs. Come for the evening talk on Friday, or for the weekend workshop.