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Topic: Perennial Medicinals

Erica and Greg's presentation on Perennial Medicinals will be in the Pavilion located in our mango grove.

3pm to 4pm 

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Erica Klopf was raised in Naples, Florida and is dedicated to the development of sustainable landscapes in South Florida. Erica has designed gardens as far south as Key West as far north as Orlando, up and down the west and east coast of Florida, and recently virtually in Mexico.  She has designed and consulted for prestigious organizations such as the JW Marriott, Pulte Homes, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.  From 2019-2023, she took time away from designing to gain hands-on experience working in botanical gardens, small farms, and a fruit tree nursery called Fruitscapes, where she is still involved on a seasonal basis for mango season. When Erica isn't designing, she is gardening at her 1/4 acre urban Fort Myers house where she stewards a collection of over 250 varieties of edible and medicinal plants. 

Topic: Introducing a Selection of Alternative Edible Greens

Jay's presentation will be in the Garden Tent located near our garden area.

11am to 12pm

Jay Reynolds has spent 40 years working as an engineer and in farming. Starting in the Caribbean, then Arkansas, he moved to Florida in 2017 to establish Treehouse Permaculture Farm where he grows tropical fruits and vegetables on 4 acres in Bokeelia, on Pine Island.

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Topic: Pruning and Care of Mango Trees;

Lecture and Practical

Timothy's presentation on pruning will begin in the Pavilion  and move later on to practical lessons in the grove. 

11am to 12pm 

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Originally, from Duluth, Minnesota, Tim has always been passionate for the outdoors and marvels at the natural beauty of forests. He developed a strong interest in tropical agriculture and agroforestry as an agricultural intern at ECHO (www.echonet.org) in 2001. From there he spent over a year overseeing an agroforestry project in the Central African Republic (CAR) which actively promoted fruit tree planting among farmers in Western CAR. In 2006, Tim returned to ECHO as the Nursery Manager and later moved into a leadership role overseeing ECHO’s Agriculture Operations Team. Tim has a Bachelor’s of Science in biology from Bethel University in St. Paul, MN and a Master’s of Science in Natural Resources with an emphasis in Agroforestry from the University of Missouri. In 2020, Tim and his wife, Lindsay, launched a new business endeavor that combines their passion for edible plants with agroforestry and regenerative design practices. Together they are engaged full time in running Ecovision (www.ecovisiondesign.com), a landscape design company that specializes in edible and ecological landscape design, install, and maintenance. Tim’s primary areas of interest include agroforestry, tropical fruits, nursery management and plant propagation.

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Topic: Basics of soil health in an intensive regenerative market / community garden.

Matthew's presentation on soil health will take place in the Garden Tent in our garden area.

1:45 pm to 2:45 pm 

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Matthew Scott currently lives and works at Gladheart Farm in Asheville, NC growing market vegetables in a low till regenerative fashion. Matthew has been practicing organic and regenerative farming for the past 15 years in northern Virginia as well as Asheville, NC. At Gladheart Farm they have a 2 acre market garden with permanant 30 inch beds worked by hand and with a walk behind tractor. Mathew and the crew there provide for their intentional community of about 35 people as well as an "On Farm" farmer's market and offsite farmer's market as well as a couple of wholesale accounts. Matthew will be discussing how he is  implementing soil building practices such as cover cropping, no till / low till methods, and appropriate tools in the market garden. He will also touch on small scale rotational grazing with their goat, cow, laying hens, and broiler chickens.

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