Growing Community Orchards Workshop

Join DeKalb Cooperative Extension and Food Well Alliance for an in-depth Growing Community Orchards Training workshop! Located at the DeKalb Extension Office, this training will cover basic fruit tree care and maintenance, pest and disease management, and soil fertility in the orchard. We'll also have a section on Community Orchard Leadership training and time to network with other orchard enthusiasts!

The training is open to beginning orchardists, growers who are already caring for fruit trees, and anyone interested in stewarding a community orchard. Learn more about Food Well's Orchard Project, which funds the planning of a community orchard at no cost to the steward.

Lunch and light refreshments will be provided.

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University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity Institution. If you need reasonable accommodation or language access services, contact the DeKalb County Extension office at 404-298-4080 or dekalb.extension@uga.edu, at least three weeks prior to the program date.

Workshop Schedule:

• 9:00am-10:00am: Check In + Networking
• 10:00am - 10:20am: Welcome and Introductions
• 10:20am-12pm: Horticulture Workshops with Food Well Alliance and Dekalb Cooperative Extension (Seasonal Orchard Management + Pest/Disease Identification and Management)
• 12:pm - 12:30pm: Lunch (catered)
• 12:30-1:45: Community Orchard Leadership Training
• 1:45-2:30pm: Horticulture Workshop (Orchard Soil Health + Fertility)
• 2:30 -3pm: Wrap Up (Local Resources + Questions)