Forest garden Course in Bath this weekend
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Apologies for the late announcement. But we have arranged a weekend course and a talk in Bath. The talk is tonight (Friday October 15th) at 7.00 - 8.30pm at New Oriel Hall
Workshop is Saturday and Sunday (9am to 6pm) including a visit to a local forest garden.
https://www.facebook.com/events/563598631649560/
Feedback from previous courses can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AaNC_tGBvG7AdwQXAT07PPf5HXhIAsy1w18rNt6WN9A/edit#gid=0
Date |
TESTIMONIALS for Rakesh "Rootsman Rak" |
15/10/2020 |
Absolutely inspirational! Rakesh's unique way of teaching enabled us to develop our knowledge and skills whatever our starting point. I can't wait to put it all into practice now! (Sally) |
08/11/2020 |
The most interactive and engaging workshop I’ve ever been on. Rakesh is an absolute inspiration and I always feel motivated to get out in my garden and create something new towards my future forest garden. Thank you thank you so much :) (Rak) |
05/11/2020 |
I was amazed to see diversity, in its broadest sense, to come together on the course. (Rajesh) |
04/11/2020 |
Soulful approach to forest gardening. (Begoña) |
05/11/2020 |
When I first heard of the idea of a Forest Garden I was excited by the concept and Rakesh's inspirational teaching enhanced my enthusiasm. I knew very little about plants and growing things before the course: I thought it was something boring old people did. But I now see it as as an exciting way to help bring people together and combat the earth-destroying practices that have come to dominate our lives (Anthony) |
05/11/2020 |
Rakesh is a great teacher quite patient with us dullards, has a mastery of the technology currently needed for online training and of course knows his stuff with regards to Forest Garden Design. (Chris) |
01/11/2020 |
I acquired a really thorough understanding of the principles of a forest food garden and now feel well equipped to make a design and put it into practice. And it was fun! (Anke) |
09/09/2020 |
If You want to be the part of this necessary change we all need to see in the world - just study FG. You will feel reconnected to the Earth, to plants, and to other people. (Dorota) |
05/11/2020 |
This is a really good course and I would recommend it to those interested in Forest Gardens. Rakesh gently manages the group and enthusiastically shares his knowledge and skills. (Ruth) |
08/05/2021 |
If you want to get your forest garden going, take this course! You won't regret it. (Gray) |
08/05/2021 |
Rakesh is such an inspiring and gentle guide. I have so much more confidence in my ability to work with my space and he has taken away my fear of 'getting it wrong' (Katrina) |
08/05/2021 |
A highly informative and practical course to design a forest garden. Makes great use of group work and learning from eachother. Rakesh is a mine of information and has solid experience under his belt. I really recommend this course (Debra) |
08/05/2021 |
The words genuinely the best how to grow for the future course you will ever set foot in. (Donna) |
08/05/2021 |
Rakesh's approach is as much about how to live in harmony with each other as with the earth: a wonderful course which combined practical gardening knowledge with really transformational thinking. (Anita) |
08/05/2021 |
Rakesh's Forest Garden course is excellent - a combination of really well thought out, practical material and a relaxed, flexible environment to share and learn with like-minded souls. Thank you to everyone who made this what it was! (Vanessa) |
08/05/2021 |
Rakesh is a brilliant teacher, the IT geek combined with his permaculture knowledge and passion is an absolute winner |
08/05/2021 |
Easy-going and informative. (stephen) |
08/05/2021 |
Such a fun-loving, positive, informative and grounding experience! Thanks Rakesh! (Andreas) |
08/05/2021 |
I LOVE Rakesh's courses. Not only are they packed full of information but also very inspirational, motivating and a base for a growing network of friends and likeminded people. (Kai) |
18/09/2021 |
Rakesh is a truly inspirational man. His calm demeanour and heart felt passion for the subject translates to inspire the learner. Rakesh has a style of teaching that I feel is unique. He manages to bring a practical, memorable aspect to his teaching that makes his courses accessible to everyone. |
25/09/2021 |
Invaluable information, a eye opening experience, I would recommend that everyone on planet earth learn about helping ( even if only in a small way ) to nurture the soil, our home , thankyou Rackesh for your beautiful teachings and knowledge I will be forever grateful 🙏 (Dawn) |
14/09/0021 |
A real source of useful information held by a warm, modest fount of knowledge |
25/09/2021 |
A perfect course to understand the principles of forest gardens. (Safia) |
25/09/2021 |
I feel the course was more than just an introduction. I now understand the theory behind a forest garden, with many details about plants and layout. I would definitely consider taking the next step design course once I have some land to work with. (Katie) |
09/10/2021 |
I loved the Forest Garden workshop.It really helped me understand the science and good practice behind the project we have embarked on. (Carol) |
09/10/2021 |
Rakeshs knowledge, enthusiasm and teaching style really help bring the ideas and concepts of forest gardening to life! |
09/10/2021 |
I really enjoyed this informative and engaging course delivered with great humour, would definitely recommend! (Samia) |
09/10/2021 |
Rakesh has a very inspiring and natural approach to teaching the theory and practice of forest gardening! His deep knowledge and care for nature and human interaction with ecosystems shines through in his teaching style and the content is so fascinating that it is easy to stay transfixed for an entire day. (Ben) |
This is a stand alone introduction course to making food forests
Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th October 2021 (9am to 6pm)
Imagine your garden or community space looking as lovely as a woodland edge. Imagine that on top of looking wonderfully wild, it produces an abundance of nutrient dense food and will ultimately need very little digging, weeding, manual watering or pest control - all in harmony with animals and other beings (eco friendly and vegan). This is ‘an edible forest garden’.
Forest gardening is a way of growing food where nature does most of the work for you. Modelled on natural woodland, crops are grown in different layers from high and medium sized canopy to roots, ground cover and climbers. And its not just food and medicine you will get from the forest garden, there are many more yields.
Through careful planning plants are chosen which have beneficial effects on each other, attract beneficial insects and create a healthy biodiverse rich system that maintains its own fertility. Once established, your main task will be harvesting!
====== WHAT TO EXPECT =======
This workshop gives you the tools you need to design your own forest garden.
You will learn about the basics of designing a forest garden. You will get to understand
- How to select the right plants for your environment
- Where to place them to ensure they thrive
- How to ensure you have the right nutrients cycling to ensure good crops
- History of forest gardening
- Why make a food forest
- Layout of a forest garden
- Multifunctional pathways
- Creating abundance and resilience
- Low maintenance food growing
- Patterns in nature for forest gardens
- Understanding and maximising edge
====== LEAD FACILITATOR ======
The course will be led by Rakesh “Rootsman Rak” - experienced Permaculture designer, teacher and Forest Garden specialist, yoga teacher and homeopath. He has been growing food since he was a child, and has been designing and teaching edible landscaping, permaculture, forest gardening, etc since 2009. Rakesh has designed and implemented forest gardens from small-scale private gardens and schools, to farms, community gardens, communal nature gardens, as well as designing a forest garden on part of a 30-hectare ecovillage in Croatia.
====== COURSE COSTS ======
We want this course to be accessible to all and are therefore working in a conscious contribution system, inviting you to pay what you can afford towards meeting the needs of the facilitator(s). We therefore invite those who can pay more to help those who cannot afford as much.
Please contact us if you have any questions about this.
Suggested contributions of between £50 and £200 (ideal contribution £120)
If you cannot afford this then PLEASE get in touch and we will work something out that is mutually beneficial.
====== REGISTRATION ======
To register for this course, please click on the ticket section below and fill in the form (make sure you hit the submit button, after which you will get an email confirmation). If you do not get an email confirmation, have any difficulty filling it in or have any questions please feel free to contact Rakesh