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Community Orchard Winter Pruning Workshop

February 15 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

POSTPONED: Stay tuned for a new date!

Join Ignatius Farm & Matt Soltys for a Winter Pruning Workshop in the Community Orchard

The Ignatius Farm Community Orchard, with its mix of young and old fruit trees of mixed species, is the perfect place to learn pruning and other elements of fruit tree care.

This workshop will cover pruning techniques and strategies, how pruning affects tree health and productivity, ideal branch structure, holistic pest management, and more.

The workshop will be led by Matt Soltys, former orchardist at Ignatius Farm, and operator of The Urban Orchardist, a local fruit tree nursery and orchard consulting business.

  • 1-2pm Indoor training in Loyola House
  • 2-4pm Hands on experience outdoors

Please bring your own clean pruning tools. Sanitizing product provided.

Ignatius Farm community programs are sustained through donations. Donate today!

***We have reached our room capacity. Please still sign up. We will be in touch a few days before the event and let you know if space has opened up. ***

Sign up by February 12 @ noon with the form below. Max capacity 20. Register early. 

 

Online sign-up has expired. If you would like to attend, please email farmoutreach@ignatiusguelph.ca

 

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Date:
February 15
Time:
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Organizer

Ignatius Farm
Phone
519.824.1250 ext 244
Email
farmoutreach@ignatiusguelph.ca
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Venue

Loyola House at Ignatius Jesuit Centre
5420 Hwy 6 North
Guelph, Ontario N1H 6J2 Canada
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Phone
519.824.1250 ext 266
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