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Workshop Series at Middle Creek Farm


In 2019 SilvoCulture hosted a series of workshops at Middle Creek Farm in Myersville, MD. Workshops included:

  • Learning about willow cuttings and transplants and constructing a willow temple that now greets visitors as they pull up to the farm. 

  • Learning about the the benefits of a diverse insect population and building a creative insect habitat wall out of natural and salvaged materials.

  • Developing skills of earthern plasters and working together over multiple days to finish a beautiful and functional earthern oven that can now be used for baking all manner of delicious foods

  • Exploring the abundant uses for nuts as a food source, including oils, flours, “meat,” and “dairy” with Bill Whipple of Acornicopa

  • Foraging during a Wild Edibles Walk with Eric Joseph Lewis

  • Building nutrient dense soils with Dale Hendricks

  • Build an herb spiral with natural stone, creating lots of microclimates for diverse plants

  • Learning how to graft, prune, and shape fruit trees

  • Learning how to set up a nursery for fruit and nut trees

  • Completing an earth swaling and nut tree planting

  • Exploring different ways to grow mushrooms and inoculating mushroom logs

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Full-Day Chestnut Immersion