Location: Raven’s Roots Farm in Ferndale, WA

• What is permaculture and how it compares to other agricultural design systems

• Understanding plant succession and how it relates to our gardens

• Observing mature food forests and building a new one from scratch

• Permaculture tour of our 5 acre gardens. Over 700 species of useful plants being grown

• 7 Layers and functional plants

• Garden preparation for both annual and perennial production

• Plant propagation techniques: seed starting, grafting, layering and division, hardwood cuttings. We’ll take an inside look at our plant nursery operations.