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Grafting Trees & Woody Plants: Workshop
Mar
21
1:00 PM13:00
Workshop, Skillshares, Nursery

Grafting Trees & Woody Plants: Workshop

  • 824 Enright Avenue Cincinnati, OH, 45205 United States (map)
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Grafting is the ancient art of binding a twig from one tree  with a desirable characteristic (fruit, flower, biomass, etc.) onto another tree.  So simple, yet deep attention and sensitivity are needed for that twig to grow!

This skill is especially useful in the Cincinnati area for transforming bradford pears or fruitless mulberries into producers of plump delicious fruit.

Jon Ruebusch and Howard Zuefle will guide you through tree grafting basics by providing background, practice, tools, and grafting two apple trees and two pear trees for you to take home.

Workshop Flow:

  • 1-2 Arriving/Greeting 
    Short lecture 

  • 2-3 Practice sticks
    Bench grafting 
    Bagging and labeling your work 

  • 3-4 Coffee and Tea break 
    Short discussion on field grafting
    Proceed outdoors to graft onto existing mulberry trees in the area around the greenhouse
    Return, clean up and potting, healing in, planting or put in pots

Event takes place at 824 Enright Ave (Growing Value Nursery). $80 (includes trees to take home). Pay ahead of time online or bring cash or check to the event. Questions? Email cpinursery@gmail.com. Outdoor events are subject to weather conditions and may be rescheduled if needed.

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Feb
8
10:00 AM10:00
Workshop, Skillshares

Willow Basket Weaving Workshop

  • 700 Enright Avenue Cincinnati, OH, 45205 United States (map)
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Come experience the magical wonders of weaving with Willow & Kudzu! 

Sunday, February 8th from 10-4pm @ IMAGO NATURE CENTER: 700 Enright Ave. 45205

(Backup location for freezing weather)

This is an exciting opportunity to learn to build and weave a beautiful, strong, and functional Ribbed Hand Basket with mostly willow and some kudzu vine. This one-day class will provide the skills and foundation for building a small to medium basket to take home and the ability to create future baskets! 

At the workshop, together we will:

  • Talk about Willow- growing, harvesting, using, storing, rehydrating, and its medicinal uses; Kudzu too 

  • Weave in community and connect in a way our ancestors did 

  • Observe as your own creative genius unfolds before your eyes ~ go from Willow whips to functional tool or basket art!

  • Connect with natural fibers and the living earth to build, create beauty, heal, commune together, gift, and live!

—> Contact Allison for Registration and questions: Text: 859-640-9575   

Cost: $90 ***Register promptly, class is limited to 10 people

What’s Provided: Willow and Kudzu materials! Warm snacks

What to Bring: water, lunch, your favorite pruners, and a sharp knife

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Oct
15
7:00 PM19:00
Workshop

Transition Towns Webinar (Free!)

Join us for an introductory webinar about the Transition Town Movement on Wednesday, October 15 at 7:00pm. Learn more and see examples from the over 1,000 communities engaged in transition across the globe before registering. Webinar attendance is strongly recommended for all workshop participants.

Transition Towns is a global grassroots movement helping communities build resilience in the face of climate change, resource depletion, and economic uncertainty. Through practical projects and collective imagination, neighbors come together to re-localize food, energy, and so much more. Join us to learn how to become a local leader and prepare your community for a thriving, sustainable, and connected future.

This webinar is a preview for the 2-day workshop at the end of October, led by author of The Regeneration Handbook: Transform Yourself to Transform the World and Transition Network International training coordinator, Don Hall. The workshop will take place at two nearby locations where lunch and beverages will be provided. Potluck style desserts are welcomed.

Dates:

Free Preview Webinar: October 15, 7-8:30 PM - Register with Green Umbrella

Workshop Day 1: October 25th, 9:30am - 4:30pm at the UC Digital Futures Building
Workshop Day 2: October 26th, 9:30am - 4:30pm at the Civic Garden Center
Early Bird Registration thru 10/16 - $55 / Regular ticket price $75 - Register with Green Umbrella

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