Hands-On Workshop: Starting a Chestnut Orchard

10017 Baltimore National Pike,Myersville MD 21773

28 March, 2021

Description

How to Start a Chestnut Orchard - Ecologically and Economically. Learn in-person at a young chestnut orchard! Join Michael Judd, permaculture designer, speaker, and nut enthusiast for an insightful how-to on starting a chestnut orchard. ⸰ Working with contours on the landscape for passive water harvest ⸰ Planting and chestnut nursery start up ⸰ Orchard yields and return on investment ⸰ Nursery and orchard tour Hybrid chestnuts are prolific annual bearers of large quality nuts that bring premium returns on investment. Currently, commercially grown hybrid chestnuts are one of the most profitable crops in the US, living and producing for hundreds of years. Planting a hybrid chestnut now can provide food and economic security for generations to come. During this workshop, you will get guidance on how to carry this out in a researched and well-planned manner that works with the land, and is financially viable. Learn more about SilvoCulture and chestnuts at www.SilvoCulture.org. Questions? Please reach out to us at [email protected].