Name: Eat Local Week 2025 Fruit Tree Paradise Workshop
Start: 2025-11-03T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-03T13:00:00-05:00
Location: SweetSong Groves

Eat Local Week 2025 Fruit Tree Paradise Workshop

This is a three-hour class in fruit tree horticulture. It is a complete introduction for both beginning and intermediate growers.
About this Event

Learn How to Grow Food in Your Own Backyard!

SweetSong Groves is offering a 3-hour class in fruit tree horticulture. It is a complete introduction for both beginning and intermediate growers.

Topics include:

The seven basic horticultural concerns
Grafted trees — why you (usually) want one
Fertilization
How to plant
How to prune
How to select a tree
Diseases and insect pests
Fruit tree clubs

The topics are illustrated in a hands-on fashion, including a tour of SweetSong’s groves. The emphasis is on non-toxic, ecologically sound methods throughout.

This is one of many events taking place during 2025 Eat Local Week.