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Growing The Future 
of Food

Promoting long-term farming networks that create healthy soils, healthy food, and healthy communities.

Growing Successful Farmers

Educating Farmers and providing resources. 

Creating New Markets

Fresh Local Products for a great cause

Encouraging Healthy Communities

Community access to affordable products
2024 March Field Day

Upcoming Field Day in March!

Join our apple tree grafting workshop led by One Circle-Eco Farm and Scratch Brewery. Learn to propagate apple trees through grafting and gain access to bio-regionally adapted apple genetics.

At the workshop, participants will learn about the history and benefits of grafting and watch demonstrations of several types of grafts, including the whip and tongue. You will also learn how to cut scion wood, grow your own rootstock, and graft other types of fruit trees.

Workshop, $20 per person, includes one self-grafted tree. Additional trees are $5 each. (limit 5 additional trees)
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Carbondale, IL 62901
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