Here is a list of the books present at the Community Food Forest workshop:

• Edible Forest Gardens
  The Ecology and Design of Home Scale Food Forests
  Dave Jacke
  
• Restoring the Acadian Forest
  A Guide to Forest Stewardship for Woodlot Owners in the Maritimes
  Jamie Simpson
  
• Mycelium Running
  How Mushrooms Can Save the World
  Paul Stamets
  
• The Healing Power of Forests
  The Philosophy Behind Restoring Earth’s Balance with Native Trees
  Akira Miyawaki and Elgene Box
  
• The Earth Care Manual
  A Permaculture Handbook for Britian and other Temperate Climates
  Patrick Whitefield
• The Lost Language of Plants
  The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines to Life on Earth Stephen
  Harrod Buhner
  
• Permaculture
  A Designer’s Manual
  Bill Mollison

Organization Members Daimen Hardie and Estelle Drisdelle explain the benefits of no-till gardening, and highlight the specific roles that each plant plays in the overall health of the forest garden community.

Despite a rainy start, CFI’s Edible Food Forest Garden Workshop at Sackville’s Community Garden was a great success.

Members and participants spent 5 hours sharing information on local plants, trees shrubs and mushrooms. The workshop started off with a presentation and guided tour by CFI members. Topics covered ranged from beneficial combinations of specific plants and microorganisms, site preparation methods , and an in-depth look at soil science. In the afternoon participants worked their way through designated stations, giving them a chance to experience the complete process of creating their own food forest. Then everyone got to work planting the diverse array of plants, trees and shrubs on-hand. There was also a mushroom inoculation demonstration where participants were shown the “plug spawn” method of propagating their own edible mushrooms.

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