I Bought some Property Now What ???

Your dream has come true you have your country acres. Do you have to DO anything with the land? Or does the land take care of itself?
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Former city dweller moves to country and is learning what to do.

Come with us on this informative land walk with a Cornell trained Master Forest Owner Pat Crosby and permaculture design consultant Teri Stratford to learn what the land has to say and how to work with it.

SATURDAY MAY 18, 2013 WALTON, NY 1:45 -4:00 PM with optional Q & A tea from 4 5 PM Free Public Education Event through NYFOA .Org
NY Forest Owners Association

TOP 10 TOPICS
Water runoff and management. Trees: How to tell if theyre worth anything? Or are they just overgrown weeds? Too many? Not enough? 3. Good and bad logging. Are you getting a fair price? Or being taken advantage of? 4. Deer: Too much of a good thing? Loss of forest regeneration through overgrazing. 5. Birds, bees, butterflies, frogs and wildlife: Creating habitat they like and their value. 6. Gardens: Natural, edible plants, food production. 7. Permaculture: What it is and what it does. Developing a plan. 8. Homesteading: Creating a sustainable environment for you, the trees, and the critters - all in balance. 9. Fruit and nut orchard; grapes - Getting started. Restoring old apple trees. 10. Tree plantations for fun or profit? 1. 2.

ABOUT THE WALK Pat Crosby is an MFO (Cornell trained Master Forest Owner) volunteer. She will
explain what to look for in your land and point out resources to help you find out how to accomplish your goals using this parcel as a demonstration. You will be able to book a volunteer walk with her on your property after this walk to learn about your woodlands and what to do with them.

Teri Stratford is a permaculture design consultant and has studied advanced permaculture design
with master teacher Dave Jacke, author of Edible Forest Gardens. She is a greatly appreciated permaculture teacher in our area. Her expertise is to help you learn to read your land and work WITH your land for your purposes. She will discuss water mapping and water harvesting. We will discuss the new trails, swales and water bars implemented on this property to conserve and harvest the water, prevent erosion, balance the ecology, and provide irrigation for the permaculture planting. We will see how the plants have adapted to the water on the land. Visitors are welcome to take home their own freshly pulled small Norway spruce trees, some small woodland plants, and blackberry and raspberry plants. Bring containers or bags for these and some work gloves and small shovel to collect your own plants. Complimentary handouts courtesy of the MFO (Master Forest Owner) program are available. You will be able to join NYFOA at this event (NY Forest Owners Association). All visitors will be required to sign a liability release form. Complimentary natural herb TEA from local plants will be served at the conclusion of the walk from 4-5 PM. Bring healthy snacks to share if you like. This will be an hour for Q & A and further conversation.

Walk time is 2-4 PM Please arrive at 1:45 PM. Park on the shoulder of Windfall Road across from the house. Do not block traffic. Optional tea time to follow from 4 5 PM for Q & A and conversation.

RSVP Required. Email for directions.

PatCrosby@gmail.com 845.434.3829