Orchard Care: Hardwood Grafting

April 11 – Hardwood & Top Work Grafting Workshop

Dive into grafting techniques such as whip and tongue, cleft grafting, bud grafting, and chip budding. Participants will also learn how to harvest winter scion wood from their favorite varieties to reduce costs and expand summer grafting opportunities!

Each of these classes can be taken à la carte or together a skill-building series. All classes are $35 with discounts offered for signing up for the whole series. More information and full or half scholarships are available by contacting [email protected].

More information on parking etc. to come.

Meet your instructors!

Amand : Pronouns - they/she

Amanda is a community-builder and creative with a penchant for plants. In their work with Revive the Roots and Nuts and Bolts Nursery Co-op, they focus on propagating edible perennials and cultivating ecological relationships.

Tyler : Pronouns - he/they

Tyler is a professional botanist who specializes in fruit and nut trees, integrated pest management and plant propagation. Special expertise in floriculture and chestnut trees. Passionate advocate for local agriculture.

Bradford : Pronouns - they/them

Throughout the years, Revive the Roots has been a place for Bradford to practice thier passion of caring for and learning about plants and the natural systems they are a part of. As a first-time instructor, they invite you to explore what it means to be a part of your surrounding ecology in a meaningful way.

“Rehabilitating habitats and local ecology through native perennial plantings and invasive management has been a joy and at times a struggle. Watching the environment heal itself, with a little educated input and guidance, is really rewarding and feels like being part of a never-ending performative art piece where you are both the creator and the observer."

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Revive the Roots, 374 Farnum Pike, Smithfield, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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