Join us for the April 10th edition of Field Good Friday, when we will come together to explore Forest Gardening.
This month's environmental education workshop will give you the opportunity to be part of important ecosystem restoration work on the land at Common Knowledge and learn new skills to take home to your own patch of land and share with your community.
In this workshop we will explore techniques for growing food and building biodiversity in multi layered, self-sustaining systems, a method called forest gardening. Combining permaculture principles with practical planting skills to make the most of your growing space, whilst also capturing carbon and supporting biodiversity for the wider ecosystem.
There will be a classroom session and practical planting work in the orchard led by Ciara Parsons, an apple tree pruning demo led by Tom Barry, and a forest garden do’s and dont’s chat and propagation session with Aisling Wheeler.
We look forward to welcoming you to an afternoon of exploration, education, and community connection!
What does a typical Field Good Friday look like?
9.45 - Meet in the Octagon Hall of the Common Knowledge Centre
10:00 - 13:00: Morning workshop incl classroom/land-based elements
13.00 - Break for lunch together (provided)
14:00 - 16:00: Morning workshop incl classroom/land-based elements
16:00: Coffee, cake and reflections on the day together before heading home
What you need to bring
Comfortable and waterproof walking shoes/boots
Weather-appropriate clothing
A refillable water bottle
About Field Good Fridays
Field Good Fridays is a free, monthly environmental education programme at The Common Knowledge Centre in Kilfenora, Co. Clare. Set on our 50 acre regenerative site, it brings people together to restore ecosystems, build practical climate skills, and connect with community. Through a mix of classroom learning and hands-on projects outdoors, participants explore regenerative food growing, ecological restoration, and sustainable land care. Open to all backgrounds and experience levels, the programme has engaged over 600 people to date, with participants reporting increased confidence to take meaningful climate action in their own homes and communities.
Field Good Fridays is funded by the Airtricity Green Generations Fund, the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht as part of the National Philanthropic Pilot scheme, and Patagonia.
