Jessica Bates Is a transplant from Washington D.C. who has been establishing her roots here in the Bay Area for the last 15 years. Jessica has been gardening for over 20 years, run multiple gardening education programs, co-founded the Berkeley Ashby community garden, worked with multiple Bay Area landscapers, and is a certified permaculture teacher and designer who cares about decolonizing our food system. A Master Composter and Master Gardener, she owns and operates a Food Forest Farm West – a permaculture business in which she designs, teaches and installs local gardens. Her specialty is in perennial vegetable and annual food production and propagation, as well as CA native and “Bay friendly” plants. Jessica aims to constantly deepen her understanding of the gardening world while sharing that knowledge with her community.
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Website: www.foodforestfarmwest.com

Sunday Oct 8| 9:30am| Hops Tipi

Applied Permaculture – Forest Garden Design Charrette

Permaculture ethics and principles are powerful guidelines applicable to any type of design work. A forest garden mimics the architecture, relationships and diversity of an established forest. A charrette supports a group in the co creation of a design.

This exploration of the basics of permaculture theory coupled with an experiential group design process brings people to a multi-faceted understanding of how each of our individual steps can add up to significant movement towards food security and more as it applies to our urban environments.

This topic is at the heart of building resilient communities and permaculture. We address food forestry in the context of human and plant diversity, social permaculture, food security and health of individuals and communities, specifically in urban communities.

Our teaching style includes a little lecture, lots of discussion, guided meditation and movement, an opportunity for students to practice observation, come back together and create a 3D model of a food forest using fiber, flowers and live plants.

Sunday Oct 8| 9:30am | Hops Tipi

Presented by Delia Carroll and Jessica Bates

Sunday Oct 8| 9:30am| Hops Tipi

Applied Permaculture – Forest Garden Design Charrette