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- Mon May 28 2012
- All Day
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- Tue May 29 2012
- All Day
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- Sat Jun 2 2012
- 10:00 AM
Spring Tree Care: Pest & Disease Management/Fruit Thinning
Spring Tree Care Workshop: Pest & Disease Management/Fruit Thinning with the Portland Fruit Tree Project
Saturday June 2nd, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Portland, OR (NW Portland, Sauvie Island)Click here to register now for this workshop
In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the basics of organic pest & disease management for fruit trees in order to increase tree health and decrease fruit damage. In addition, this fun workshop will be an opportunity to learn about the importance of fruit thinning and gain some first-hand experience with this practice. If you have samples of pest or disease-affected portions of your tree, please bring them to the workshop!
About the instructors:
Heidi Noordijk studied horticulture at Michigan State University and Cornell University - specializing in pomology (tree fruits). Heidi has participated in research projects involving apple tree physiology, berry production, and tree fruit entomology. Heidi has also worked on various orchards and farms in the PNW and east coast.
Bob Hatton is the Program Coordinator with Portland Fruit Tree Project. He has thoroughly enjoyed learning about fruit tree care from all of our workshop instructors and Tree Care Team Leaders, and sharing his knowledge with others. Prior to this, Bob worked at the Learning Gardens Laboratory and earned his Master's degree through the LECL (Leadership in Ecology, Culture, and Learning) program at Portland State University. While in the LECL program, Bob completed the OSU Organic Gardening Certificate Program and the Permaculture Design Certificate with Toby Hemenway.The location address and other details will be provided after you register.
Workshops are open to anyone, but pre-registration and pre-payment is required.
Please contribute the standard workshop fee of $25. Sliding scale options are provided for those who feel unable to contribute at that level.
In addition, a limited amount of full scholarships and work-trade scholarships are available.
Tree care workshops (except for the Grafting workshop) are free of charge for tree owners who have fruit trees registered with us, though contributions are gladly accepted!Click here for our workshop contribution & cancellation policy
Contact Blair with any questions, or to register: 503-284-6106 or intern[at]portlandfruit.org - Wed Jun 6 2012
- 5:30 PM
Spring Tree Care: Pest & Disease Management/Fruit Thinning
Spring Tree Care Workshop: Pest & Disease Management/Fruit Thinning with the Portland Fruit Tree Project
Wednesday June 6th, 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Portland, OR (location TBA)Click here to register now for this workshop
In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the basics of organic pest & disease management for fruit trees in order to increase tree health and decrease fruit damage. In addition, this fun workshop will be an opportunity to learn about the importance of fruit thinning and gain some first-hand experience with this practice. If you have samples of pest or disease-affected portions of your tree, please bring them to the workshop!
About the instructors:
Heidi Noordijk studied horticulture at Michigan State University and Cornell University - specializing in pomology (tree fruits). Heidi has participated in research projects involving apple tree physiology, berry production, and tree fruit entomology. Heidi has also worked on various orchards and farms in the PNW and east coast.Pete Kennedy has a BS in Geology from UC Davis, and Horticulture degree from Clackasmas Community College. He has done groundwater modeling for regional water districts and hazardous waste sites, worked at the J Frank Schmidt Nursery in Boring, and is qualified to manage Oregon Tilth Organic Landscapes, having passed their Organic Land Care Program.
The location address and other details will be provided after you register.Workshops are open to anyone, but pre-registration and pre-payment is required.
Please contribute the standard workshop fee of $25. Sliding scale options are provided for those who feel unable to contribute at that level.
In addition, a limited amount of full scholarships and work-trade scholarships are available.
Tree care workshops (except for the Grafting workshop) are free of charge for tree owners who have fruit trees registered with us, though contributions are gladly accepted!Click here for our workshop contribution & cancellation policy
Contact Rachel with questions or to register: 503-284-6106 or treecare[at]portlandfruit.org - Thu Jun 14 2012
- All Day
Flag Day
- Sun Jun 17 2012
- All Day
Father's Day
- Wed Jul 4 2012
- All Day
Independence Day
- Sun Jul 15 2012
- 10:00 AM
Summer Pruning & Bud Grafting Workshop with PFTP
Summer Pruning & Bud Grafting Workshop with the Portland Fruit Tree Project
Sunday July 15th, 10:00am - 1:00pm
Portland, OR (NE Portland, Parkrose neighborhood)Click here to register now for this workshop
In this hands-on workshop you will learn the basics of summer pruning in order to increase the health and abundance of local fruit trees! Summer Pruning is a great time to de-invigorate an overgrown tree and encourage the continued development of fruiting laterals.This fun workshop will be an opportunity to gain a basic understanding of the different types of pruning cuts and when these cuts should be used. The instructors will also discuss and demonstrate bud grafting techinques.
About the instructors:
Rick Shory has always worked with plants. In addition to gardening, he has grown and pruned fruit trees, including over 30 years experience grafting. He recently returned to the Pacific Northwest after ten years in Colorado, where he worked in environmental field research and had a home orchard and permaculture. His botanical specialization is grasses.
Tom Gibson grew up on a family farm that was in one of the country’s premier fruit tree regions near Grand Junction, Colorado. He also lived on a kibbutz in Israel for ten years where he helped manage 1500 acres of olives, carob, cotton, alfalfa, corn, winter cereals, melons, artichokes, and forage crops for the dairy and regional livestock feed center. They also started some of the world’s first permaculture projects and a community garden. Since returning to the states he has been an activist promoting local self-reliance by growing much of his own food and sharing his experiences with others. His quarter acre home is a permaculture sitewww.camaspermaculture.org with over a hundred perennial fruit trees and bushes that are also home to his flocks of ducks and chickens.The location address and other details will be provided after you register.
Workshops are open to anyone, but pre-registration and pre-payment is required.
Please contribute the standard workshop fee of $25. Sliding scale options are provided for those who feel unable to contribute at that level.
In addition, a limited amount of full scholarships and work-trade scholarships are available.
Tree care workshops (except for the Grafting workshop) are free of charge for tree owners who have fruit trees registered with us, though contributions are gladly accepted!Click here to register now for the July 15th Summer Pruning & Bud Grafting Workshop
Click here for our workshop contribution & cancellation policy
Contact Blair with questions or to register: 503-284-6106, or intern[at]portlandfruit.org - Sun Jul 29 2012
- 10:00 AM
Summer Pruning Workshop with Portland Fruit Tree Project
Summer Pruning Workshop with the Portland Fruit Tree Project
Sunday July 29th, 10:00AM - 1:00PM
Portland, OR (NW Portland, Washington County, near Lost Park)Click here to register now for this workshop
In this hands-on workshop you will learn the basics of summer pruning in order to increase the health and abundance of local fruit trees! Summer Pruning is a great time to de-invigorate an overgrown tree and encourage the continued development of fruiting laterals.This fun workshop will be an opportunity to gain a basic understanding of the different types of pruning cuts and when these cuts should be used.
About the instructor:Monica Maggio - Over the past 10 years, Monica’s studies and work have centered around two main themes: teaching and plants (especially ones you can eat). Monica has run her own landscape maintenance business for many years, and earned a Permaculture Design Certificate from the Bullock Brother’s Homestead. She has taught for Seattle Tilth Children’s Garden, the Community Cycling Center, Portland Parks and Rec, and Oregon State University Extension Services. Since December 2010, she has been the Arboretum Manager for the Home Orchard Society demonstration arboretum at Clackamas CC. She is honored and exciting to be teaching with the Portland Fruit Tree Project.
The location address and other details will be provided after you register.
Workshops are open to anyone, but pre-registration and pre-payment is required.
Please contribute the standard workshop fee of $25. Sliding scale options are provided for those who feel unable to contribute at that level.
In addition, a limited amount of full scholarships and work-trade scholarships are available.
Tree care workshops (except for the Grafting workshop) are free of charge for tree owners who have fruit trees registered with us, though contributions are gladly accepted!Click here to register now for the July 29th Summer Pruning Workshop
Click here for our workshop contribution & cancellation policy
Contact Blair with any questions or to register: 503-284-6106, or intern[at]portlandfruit.org
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