Greet the Trees; Autumn term offering (for community)
Mondays 4-5.30pm in a 4 week block including:
Nov 10, Nov 17, Nov 24
About the course
Each week we will meet a new tree in the landscape around our tree nursery, learning about it through song, games, story and craft. We will gather the tree’s seeds as they ripen and prepare them for germination. New families and individuals are always welcome to join us in this fun celebration of our native trees.
This course replaces our Thursday tree nursery tending sessions. It will continue through the winter and into the spring when we will be tending the germinating seeds we gather in autumn as they grow into saplings for planting in Children’s Forests.
Who is this course suitable for?
- This course is suitable for adults and accompanied children, both beginners level and those with more experience in nature connection.
The course will cover
- Learn how to identify and forage seeds from native trees
- Foraging and plant lore
- Learn a variety of tree songs and stories
- Learn how to process the tree seeds to prepare them for germination.
- Connecting more with local community
About the tutors
Pippa Johns: Pippa has 25 years experience of working with land, designing and making ecological gardens that produce food for people alongside providing habitat for abundant wildlife and building soils. She has worked on Organic farms and smallholdings and has taught Permaculture for over 20 years. Pippa is passionate about inspiring people to develop their own connection to a piece of land to grow food for families and communities. She has designed and taught on Permaculture design courses, been a tutor for the Permaculture Diploma and developed her own courses in ecological gardening and connection gardening. She has created the first Children’s Forest tree nursery, facilitating children to grow native trees from local seed, for planting Children’s Forests.
Erica Shorter: Erica has been learning and playing in nature as a Forest School Leader and Nature Connection Mentor for over 10 years. She is happiest wandering barefoot in the forest and brings a flavour of deep nature connection into her work with children and adults. She is informed and inspired by the 8 Shields and is passionate about creating spaces for people to feel deeply connected with nature and their inner landscapes.
Jack Durtnall Jack is a musician, nature connection facilitator and forest school leader who came to nature connection work through an innate love for nature and folk song, inspired by the life-work of Jon Young and the 8 Shields. Jack’s background is in music. As well as his role leading workshops and facilitating on plantings, Jack co-leads the Children’s Forest Tree Choir and is part of the team bringing through the Song Forest project. Jack is part of the Folkadelix band, hosts a monthly jam session at the Hop Yard in Forest Row and performs solo shows.
