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Activities & Events
Volunteering with Trees for Health is an opportunity to meet other people, gain skills and experience, get fresh air, exercise, experience the health benefits of trees and contribute towards a healthier landscape. Below are details of our forthcoming events. More will be added as the season progresses so do check back or ask to go on our email list. Forthcoming Trees for Health Dates: Events below are free but we accept donations towards our work.
11 September - Autumn Wild Food, 10-4, Follaton Arboretum, Totnes Continuing the series of events experimenting with foods from native trees to make viable products as part of our future food sources. We will be harvesting nuts and berries to transform into tasty, interesting & marketable products! Expect to pick lots & gain an insight into the whole process from harvest to processing, packaging & eating! 26 September - Wooden Sign Making, 11-4, Underwood Discovery Centre, Beeson Preparing posts for signs (describing uses of trees) using woodworking tools. Learn about medicinal & food uses of trees. Make your own labels/signs using pyrography machine. 16 October - Seed Gathering, 11-4, Sharpham Estate, Totnes Join us to gather trees from trees & plant them in our nursery in the afternoon. An opportunity to learn about different seed types & what their germination requirements are, plus contribute towards growing trees for the future. 28 October - Autumn Harvest, 11-4, Underwood Discovery Centre, Beeson Gather & cook crops & wild foods on the farm. We will spend the morning harvesting followed by cooking interesting recipes in the afternoon to eat on the day! 14 November, Know Your Trees, 11-4, Follaton Arboretum, Totnes Hands on practical training day carrying out tree work, tree identification & food/medicinal uses of trees. Activities to include putting signs in place describing the food & medicinal uses of trees, digging & identifying saplings & carrying out tree care. 21 November, Tree Nursery Day, 11am-4pm, Sharpham Estate, Ashprington, Totnes Join us to help in the tree nursery & learn to identify native trees in the winter. We will be lifting trees ready for planting this winter season, transplanting seedlings & composting the beds. There will be an identification session to learn to identify young trees in the nursery followed by a walk in the nearby woodland to identify mature trees. We will have a fire at lunchtime to bake potatoes. Bring a filling for your potato, suitable weather gear & sturdy shoes. 6 March, Tree Nursery Day, 11am-4pm, Sharpham Estate, Ashprington, Totnes Join us to help in the tree nursery. We will be transplanting saplings for future years' tree planting & getting the tree nursery ready for the coming spring. There will be an identification session to learn to identify young trees in the nursery followed by a walk in the nearby woodland to identify mature trees. We will have a fire at lunchtime to bake potatoes. Bring a filling for your potato, suitable weather gear & sturdy shoes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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We need volunteers all year round. You can sample seasonal tree activities from winter planting, to tree care in the summer, seed collecting and nursery work in the autumn and harvesting and making food/ herbal products in the spring, summer and autumn. Check here regularly for updates or get in touch to go on our e-mail list.