Advanced Growers Workshop
Author and grower, Will Bonsall will lead a workshop called “Getting more food from less space & Cultivated crops that don’t need cultivation” on Sunday, November 9 at 1 p.m. Learn about intensive growing and nurturing unusual shrubs and trees. This workshop is open to the public and will be held at the Watson Institute at Brown University in Providence, RI.
Will Bonsall of the Scatterseed Project, will describe a “System” (as opposed to a single crop) of growing a number of specialty crops in less space, using a combination of companion cropping and intensive spacing. This is Will’s version of the John Jeavons Bio-Intensive, non-raised beds. Will has farmed with these techniques for many years, fine-tuning as needed. His practices work for most crops, but especially for compact vegetables.
Will Bonsall will also discuss his less common permacrops including hazelnuts, hardy kiwis, medlars, elderberries and blackberries. He will focus on strategies for growing and processing these permacrops.
Everyone is welcome. Please register at nofari.org/events/our-events. For scholarship information, contact Sanne Kure-Jensen via email at NOFARI@live.com or call 401-369-3303.