Orchard Learning Programme 2019 Course dates, outline & information 9-months from March-November The programme is designed for participants with some previous experience
of growing tree fruit (e.g. apple, pear, plum)
Course fee, £125, plus HOCO membership*, £25/£20 10 places Orchard Learning is a hands-on and
holistic programme. Learning with others is practical and fun. Participants
will gain experience, knowledge, skills, and confidence to care for fruit trees
for years to come.
The Orchard Learning Programme guides participants through a growing season in an established community orchard. It begins as the soil is stirring, and trees, as well as pests and diseases, are waking up from dormancy. It follows the fruiting arc from blossom, pollination and fruit set, to development, ripening and harvest. During the course participants learn to tune in to, and be guided by, the characteristics and needs of individual trees of different ages, varieties, and conditions.
*Participants agree to be/become members of Horfield Organic Community Orchard, and can join as a Harvest-share or Friend member (more information about membership here). Members share responsibility for looking after a pioneering community orchard, and helping to organise successful community events. Please apply for your place for Orchard Learning 2019 by Saturday 16 February 2019. Apply using this link: https://goo.gl/forms/0niaxJCUPhNlzSNy1 or contact us for a pdf form, and with any questions. New for 2019! Orchard Learning short courses Get Growing Fruit Trees - an introduction Sundays: 3 March, 5 May, 7 July, 8 September, 2pm-4.30pmCourse fee £60 (HOCO members*), £75 (non-members) 8 places No previous experience needed. · March - Know your trees, their care needs, site, and soil · May - Pests, diseases, disorders · July - Pruning – why and how · September - Harvest, storage & preservation Weekend Pruning courses Course fee £60 (HOCO members*), £75 (non-members), each course. 8 places Some fruit growing experience needed. Learn by doing, and gain hands-on experience and confidence to: · Form and train young trees · Renew established free-standing and trained trees · Restore old trees Pruning - Dormant season – Apple & pear trees Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 March, 10am-4pm Pruning - Growing season – Stone fruit trees - Plum, gage, damson Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 June, 10am-4pm Pruning - Growing season – Apple & pear trees Saturday 20 July & Sunday 21 July, 10am-4pm Day courses
Planning and caring for fruit grown in small spaces - an introduction Course fee £30 (HOCO members*), £45 (non-members), each day 8 places No previous experience needed. Saturday 27 April, 10am-4pm Saturday 15 June, 10am-4pm Growing season pruning of Apples & Pears – an introduction Course fee £45 (HOCO members*), £60 (non-members) 6 places No previous experience needed Saturday 27 July, 10am-4pm Please apply for courses using this link: https://goo.gl/forms/0niaxJCUPhNlzSNy1 Or contact us for a pdf form, and with any questions. |
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