Upcoming Events

Eric Toensmeier offers workshops on many topics, in English and Spanish. If you are interested in organizing a course or hosting a presentation contact us.

2013 Calendar of Events

Institute for Social Ecology Intensive

January 7-14

Northampton MA

Topics: urban agriculture, carbon farming, plant breeding

Introduction to Permaculture and Edible Forest Gardens

January 11-13

Bennington, VT

Financial Permaculture

January 21-25

Homestead, FL

Gardening with Native Edible Plants of the Piedmont

February 21, 2013

At Piedmont Landscape Association

Charlottesville, VA

Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, 1/10 Acre, and the Making of an Edible Garden Oasis in the City

Ecological Landscape Association

February 27

Springfield, MA

Exploring the Small Farm Dream

Winter 2013, five Wednesdays

Hadley, MA

www.mass.gov/agr

Planning Your Small Farm

Winter 2013, six Saturdays

Hadley, MA

www.mass.goc/agr

Planification Su Negocio Agricola

Winter 2012

Holyoke, MA

Subtropical Food Forestry

April 5-10

Homestead, Florida

Introduction to Edible Forest Gardens

May 3-5

near Philadelphia, PA

Backyard Bioshelter Workshop

May 18

Holyoke, MA

Edible Forest Gardens

June 28-30

Plainfield VT

Northeast Permaculture Convergence

July 5-7

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Paradise Lot Workshop

July 13 (berry season!)

Holyoke, MA

Designing Edible Food Forests

August 1-5

Occidental, CA

Edible Forest Gardens

September 12-16

near Philadelphia, PA

Edible Forest Gardens

Fall 2013

Sedalia, CO

Food Forest Tasting Workshop

October 18-19

Holyoke, MA

International Permaculture Convergence

November 25-Dec 6

Cuba

Financial Permaculture

February 2014

details TBA

Carbon Farming

2014

details TBA

2012 Calendar of Events

Planificacion de Negocios Agricolas 

January 10, 17, 24, February 7, 21, 28
Holyoke, MA
http://www.nuestras-raices.org
Farm enterprise planning course in Spanish.

Carbon Farming Course: Agroforestry and Tree Crops
January 27-29
Hudson Valley, NY
http://carbonfarmingcourse.com/
Appearing with Dave Jacke, Wes Jackson, Joel Salatin, Darren Dougherty, Elain Ingham and more!

Exploring the Small Farm Dream: Is Starting a Small Farm Business Right for You?
January 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23
Hadley, Massachusetts
http://www.mass.gov/agr/programs/abtp/faq.htm

Planning Your Small Farm
January 29, February 5, 26, March 19
Hadley, Massachusetts
http://www.mass.gov/agr/programs/abtp/faq.htm

Advanced Permaculture Design Course: Agroforestry and Systems Design on the Permaculture Farm
March 4-10
Maya Mountain, Belize
http://www.mmrfbz.org/Advanced_Permaculture_Design_Course.html

Year-Round Food: Backyard Bioshelter Workshop (with Scotty Kellogg and Steve Breyer)
April 14-15
Holyoke, Massachusetts
www.permaculturenursery.com

Intro to Edible Forest Gardens
April 28
Bowie, Maryland
www.forested.us

Intro to Edible Forest Gardens
April 29
West Chester, Pennsylvania
SOLD OUT

Subtropical Food Forestry
May 18-22, with weekend option
Homestead, Florida
www.earth-learning.org

Edible Forest Gardens Intensive with Two-Day Introductory Option
June 1-7, with weekend option
Sedalia, Colorado
www.woodbinecenter.org

Backyard Aquaponics (with Scotty Kellogg)
June 16
Holyoke, Massachusetts
www.permaculturenursery.com

Bioshelters & Aquaponics with Scotty Kellogg

September 1-2, 2012

Holyoke, MA

http://www.permaculturenursery.com/bioshelter.html

Edible Forest Gardens

September 7-9, 2012

Outside Philadelphia, PA

http://intermediateefgtoensmeierpa.eventbrite.com/

Food Forest Tasting Workshop

October 19-21, 2012

Holyoke, MA

www.permaculturenursery.com

Food Forest Design

November 2-4, 2012

Occidental, CA

www.oaec.org

2011 Calendar of Events

Exploring the Small Farm Dream: Is Starting a Small Farm Business Right for You?
January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 24
Hadley, Massachusetts
http://www.mass.gov/agr/programs/abtp/faq.htm

Planning Your Small Farm
January 29, February 5, 26, March 19
Hadley, Massachusetts
http://www.mass.gov/agr/programs/abtp/faq.htm

Integrating Edibles into the Ornamental Landscape
February 4
New England Grows Conference
Boston, Massachusetts
http://www.newenglandgrows.org/

Designing Perennial Polycultures
April 16
Holyoke, Massachusetts
www.permaculturenursery.com

Edible Forest Gardens
May 7 & 8
West Chester, Pennsylvania
alan.wright@sostenica.org

Edible Forest Gardens Intensive with Two-Day Introductory Option
June 3-8
Sedalia, Colorado
www.woodbinecenter.org

Introduccion a la Permacultura (with Marikler Giron Toensmeier)
June 10
Denver, Colorado
www.thegrowhaus.com/

Keynote Address: Regenerative and Perennial Agriculture for Climate Stabilization
August 12-14
Northeast Organic Farming Association Conference
Amherst, Massachusetts
Additional workshops at NOFA conference:
• Commercial Food Forestry Enterprises
• Breeding Perennial Crops
• Perennial Crops with Commercial Potential
www.nofasummerconference.org

Edible Forest Gardens: Tours and Fall Crop Tasting
October 14-16
Holyoke & Southampton, MA
www.permaculturenursery.com

Designing Edible Food Forests
October 7-9
Occidental, CA
www.oaec.org/year-at-a-glance

Bosque Comestible (Spanish-language Edible Forest Gardens Intensive)
November 7-11
Veracruz, Mexico
www.bosquedeniebla.com.mx/cur15.htm