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Forest Crops:
Managing Your Forest or Woodlot for Food, Fun, Fodder, Craft Materials, Lumber, Recreation, Wildlife Habitat, Firewood, Medicine, and So Much More.
with Harvey Harman & Dave Halley
Led by permaculturalist/farmer Harvey Harman and Professional Forester Dave Halley, along with others, explore the many uses and benefits of a woodlot or forest. Learn ways to better understand what resources are already present in your forest, how to sustainably manage and utilize them, ways to create additional diversity and expand the usefulness of the forest, and how to build an interactive and mutually beneficial relationship with the forest. We will focus on the many and diverse ways to produce income and benefit from your forest or woodlot and increase its value over time.
Join us for lunch (included), from noon-1pm
All materials are included.
This workshop is eligible for use with a season pass.
Youth under 18 may attend free with an adult registered for the same workshop (1 youth per adult).
Early-bird pricing ($55). Regular rate: $75.
Meet the Instructor: Harvey Harman
Harvey is a green builder, licensed plumber, conservation-oriented land developer, organic farmer, teacher, and writer. Harvey is influenced by his experiences of living in various community settings, including a remote retreat center in the cascade mountains in Washington state, and five years in a traditional, rural village in Southern Africa. Harvey initiated and helped develop the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) in Pittsboro, NC, and has taught many classes at CCCC in the past 25 years in Sustainable Agriculture, Permaculture, Green Building, and Construction/Plumbing. Harvey was the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Farmer of the Year in 1998. Harvey serves on the board of the Deep River Folk School.
