Remaking Eden A Practical and Spiritual Introduction to Ecological Garden Design
Illustration from Edible Forest Gardens © 2005 Dave Jacke with Eric Toensmeier. Used with permission. For more information, visit www.edibleforestgardens.com.
Were Adam and Eve the first and last gardeners to enjoy the fruits of the land without backbreaking labor? We understand the expulsion from Eden to mean we must sweat to bring forth food from the earth. Yet, new developments in science and philosophy may allow us to recreate Eden on rooftops, in backyards and neighborhoods, and even here at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center. Applying ecological principles to landscape design offers the potential to gather our sustenance with minimal maintenance while regenerating healthy ecosystems. In this workshop you will learn how to design and establish a “forest garden” of fruits, nuts, berries, perennial and annual vegetables, herbs, and mushrooms by helping design Isabella Freedman’s “Garden of Eden” on adjacent newly-acquired farmland. We’ll also explore elements of the inner landscape cultivated by ecological garden design.
IsabellaFreedman.org/permaculture 116 Johnson Road, Falls Village, CT 06031
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April 6-10th, 2008 Workshop leader Dave Jacke is a world-renowned permaculture landscape designer of over 20 years and primary author of the landmark twovolume book Edible Forest Gardens (edibleforestgardens.com). For more information and to register, visit us online or call toll-free:
(800) 398-2630
Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center is a beneficiary of the United Jewish Federation-NY