COST: $30 / ONLY 8 SPOTS!
Are you interested in learning the basics of proper pruning of small fruit plantings on your farm or homestead for a bountiful and naturally healthy harvest?
Join us Saturday, March 2 (10am-2pm) at Laughing Fox Farm in Amherst County, VA, for an in-depth, hands-on ReSkill workshop with farmer Rosemary Urban as she walks you through the practical principles of small fruit pruning with a focus on: blackberries, raspberries, elderberries, mulberries, and blueberries.
Free lunch will be provided: venison stew/chili, cornbread, and drinks. Or bring your own if you have dietary restrictions.
WHAT TO BRING:
– If you have them, please bring bypass or lopper pruners
– Bring a notebook and pen, or some way to take good notes.
– Your questions!
COST:
$30 per person.
Discount available if you cannot afford full fee.
(Email us at: landandtable@gmail.com)
SPONSORED BY:
Laughing Fox Farm
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This event is part of the ReSkill series of workshops hosted by Land & Table to empower homesteaders, small farm owners, backyard growers, and anyone passionate about local food.
Land & Table, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization committed to catalyzing and strengthening small family farms, self-reliant families, and community based local food initiatives to create a thriving and resilient local food system in the Lynchburg, Virginia region.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
– Please bring bypass pruning or lopper shears.
– Please dress in layers as it may be colder but you may warm up as we get pruning.
– This workshop will require standing. Please wear comfortable shoes.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
ROSEMARY URBAN | FARMER
BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
VENUE DETAILS:
Laughing Fox Farm: 577 Wagon Trail Rd, Monroe, VA 24574