1. Part 1: Foundations in Agroecology, April - May
   1. Agroecology course, Devon
   2. Core Reading
      1. Miguel A Altieri, Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture, 1995 Westview Press
      2. S Gleissman, Agroecology: the ecology of sustainable food systems, CRC Press, 2007
      3. Miguel A Altieri & Clara I Nicholis, Agroecology and the Search for a Truly Sustainable Agriculture, UNEP, 2005 (pdf)
      4. E-Holt-Gimenez, Campesino a campesino: voices from Latin America's farmer to farmer movement for sustainable agriculture, Oakland, Food First Books
      5. KD Warner & F Kirschenmann, Agroecology in Action: Extending alternative agriculture through social networks, Cambridge USA, MIT press 2007
2. Part 2: Soil Care, May - July
   1. Soil Food Web course
      1. Curriculum
         1. Week 1
            1. Week 1: Lesson 1 – Soil Foodweb Intro
            2. Topic 1: Dr. Elaine Ingham’s Background
            3. Topic 2: Critter Identification
            4. Topic 3: Habitat
            5. Topic 4: Management
            6. Duration: 2 Hours
            7. Course Materials: Transcript | Workbook
         2. Week 2
            1. Week 2: Lesson 1 Webinars
            2. Duration: 2 Hours
            3. Download: Transcript
         3. Week 3
            1. Week 3: Lesson 2 – Plant Comparisons
            2. Topic 1: Proper Bacteria: Fungi
            3. Topic 2: Disturbances
            4. Topic 3: Trials
            5. Topic 4: More Examples
            6. Topic 5: Soil Foodweb Program
            7. Duration: 2 Hours
            8. Course Materials: Transcript | Workbook
         4. Week 4
            1. Week 4: Lesson 2 Webinars
            2. Duration: 2 Hours
            3. Download: Transcript
         5. Week 5
            1. Week 5: Lesson 3 – Soil Horizons
            2. Topic 1: Soil Myths
            3. Topic 2: Compacted Soil
            4. Topic 3: Interactions
            5. Topic 4: Species Diversity
            6. Duration: 1 Hour and 30 Minutes
            7. Course Materials: Transcript | Workbook
         6. Week 6
            1. Week 6: Lesson 3 Webinars
            2. Duration: 2 Hours
            3. Download: Transcript
         7. Week 7
            1. Week 7: Lesson 4 – Nutrient Cycling
            2. Topic 1: Proper Form of Nutrients
            3. Topic 2: Proper Foods
            4. Topic 3: Annual and Perennial Plants
            5. Topic 4: Nutrient Cycle
            6. Duration: 2 Hours
            7. Course Materials: Transcript | Workbook
         8. Week 8
            1. Week 8: Lesson 4 Webinars
            2. Duration: 2 Hours
            3. Download: Transcript
         9. Week 9
            1. Week 9:Lesson 5 – Compost
            2. Topic 1: Thermal Compost
            3. Topic 2: Worm Compost
            4. Topic 3: What is Compost
            5. Topic 4: Aerobic & Anaerobic Comparison
            6. Duration: 1 Hour and 30 Minutes
            7. Course Materials: Transcript | Workbook
         10. Week 10
             1. Week 10: Lesson 5 Webinars
             2. Duration: 2 Hours
             3. Download: Transcript
         11. Week 11
             1. Week 11: Lesson 6 – Compost Teas
             2. Topic 1: Laboratory Data Analysis
             3. Topic 2: Indicators of Good Compost
             4. Topic 3: Making Compost
             5. Topic 4: Composting Standards
             6. Topic 5: Review and Q&A
             7. Duration: 2 Hours
             8. Course Materials: Transcript | Workbook
         12. Week 12
             1. Week 12: Lesson 6 Webinars
             2. Duration: 2 Hours
             3. Download: Transcript
   2. Soil Summer School
      1. Teaching
         1. Green manures
         2. Compost Tea Making at Brook End
         3. Soil health indicators
         4. Politics of soils
   3. Vegan Permaculture Design Course
      1. Teaching
         1. Mulching
         2. Compost Tea Making
         3. Green Manures
   4. Chromatography Traning
   5. Keyline Design Training
   6. Core Reading
      1. Films
         1. Symphony of the Soil
         2. Dirt!
      2. Teaming with Microbes
      3. Teaming with Nutrients
      4. Dirt, The erosion of civilisations
      5. Life in the Soil: A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners
      6. A Student's Book On Soils and Manures
      7. Principles and Practice of Soil Science: The Soil as a Natural Resource
      8. Essential Soil Science: A Clear and Concise Introduction to Soil Science
      9. The Biology of Soil: A community and ecosystem approach
3. Part 3: Agroforestry, May - Nov
   1. TFTF Certificate in Agroforestry
      1. Lesson 1: Sustainable Land Management
      2. Lesson 2: Trees & Global Climate Change
      3. Lesson 3: Agroforestry Technologies - Introduction
         1. Windbreaks
         2. Living Fences
         3. Senegal Case Study
         4. Alley Cropping
         5. Terraces & Contour Plantings Firebreaks
         6. The Forest Garden
         7. Integrated Production Systems
      4. Lesson 4: Agroforestry for Livestock Management
      5. Lesson 5: Conservation Techniques
         1. Fuel-Efficient Stoves
         2. Integrated Pest Management
         3. Composting
      6. Lesson 6: Perceived Needs of the Community
      7. Lesson 7: Income-Generating Activities
      8. Lesson 8: Major Agroforestry Species
      9. Lesson 9: Seed Collection, Storage, and Pretreatment
      10. Lesson 10: Bareroot Nurseries & Barestem Seedlings
      11. Lesson 11: Vegetative propagation
      12. Lesson 12: Sapling Protection & Dry Season Maintenance
   2. Diploma in Arboriculture
      1. Lessons
         1. Lesson 1 – Tree Knowledge. Identification, a tree collection, tree age, street trees.
         2. Lesson 2 – Nursery Practices. Tree and shrub tendering, nursery stock-pricing.
         3. Lesson 3 – Tree establishment. Woodland design, urban soils, nutrition of trees and shrubs.
         4. Lesson 4 – The Tree’s Environment. Ecology. Vegetation analysis, trees and pollution.
         5. Lesson 5 – Design and Management of Woodlands. Contracts in arboriculture.
         6. Lesson 6 – Plant Health. Plant pathology including a directory of pests and diseases.
         7. Lesson 7 – Biology of Woody Plants. Plant science in arboriculture.
         8. Lesson 8 – Legislation and Arboriculture. Health and Safety. Hazard identification.
         9. Lesson 9 – Maintenance of Woody Plants. Arboriculture specifications.
         10. Lesson 10 – Miscellaneous. Autumn colour in sequence. Arboriculture associations.
      2. Assignments
         1. Lesson 1
         2. - Powerpoint on benefits of tree planting
         3. - 15 tree profiles to site conditions
         4. - Outline factors relevant to establishment
         5. - List characteristics which are important when selecting trees for landscape development
         6. - Chart format of trees/continuity of interest over year
         7. Lesson 2
         8. - Pdf of how to handle trees & shrubs, for customers
         9. - Mindmap of environmental & other factors in relation to propagules
         10. - Sheets of how & when plants should be propagated - see list/table/template
         11. - Notes for a container nursery e.g. Site, topography, shelter, access etc
         12. Lesson 3
         13. - Notes on trees & nitrogen
         14. - Explore problems relating to tree establishment, recommendations to designers
         15. - Letter reply to farmer
         16. - Characteristics of organic matter & how it can be used positively
         17. Lesson 4
         18. - Report about trees in wiltshire (fictitious)
         19. - Answer on long term growth & development
         20. - Data question/inventory
         21. - How flooding affects growth & development
         22. Lesson 5
         23. - Information strategy document
         24. - Essay/discussion on why community involvement is important
         25. - Spec for tree planting in an urban setting
         26. - Objectives in woodland management plan
         27. Lesson 6
         28. - Diagnosis path of ill health in trees
         29. - Overview of a named disease
         30. - Overview of named pest
         31. - Describe requirements of plant health order
         32. Lesson 7
         33. - Identification features of a chosen plant
         34. - Describe process of photosynthesis
         35. - Notes on plant hormones, nutrition & water movement
         36. - Plant structure & function: shoots & roots, the seed
         37. Lesson 8
         38. - Requirements for employers
         39. - Work of an inspector of hazardous trees
         40. - Risk assessment
         41. - COSHH assessment sheet
         42. Lesson 9
         43. - Outline specification for tree surgery tender
         44. - Techniques for ensuring maximum nutrient levels
         45. - Weed control strategies
         46. - Reasons for pruning
         47. Lesson 10
         48. - Land restoration in relation to soil biology
         49. - Site plan/planting plan
         50. - Pigments/physiological processes
         51. - How autumn colour can be used
   3. Self-Ed Structure
      1. Agroforesty theory
         1. Definitions of agroforesty systems, practices & technologies
         2. History & evolution of agroforestry
         3. Botany, tree biology & soil science in relationship to agroforestry & arboriculture
         4. Ecological principles of agroforestry
         5. Forest architecture
         6. Baseline Arboricultural knowlede
            1. Tree identification
            2. Common pests & diseases
            3. Tree surveying & inspection
         7. Science of agroforestry
            1. Botany
            2. Tree Biology
            3. Soil science
            4. Ecological principles
      2. Agroforestry practice
         1. Forest Garden Design and Management
         2. Agroforestry Design Practices
         3. Agroforestry for watershed restoration
         4. Dryland & Tropical Agroforestry
         5. Tree nursery practices
         6. Trees in urban environments
         7. Urban agroforestry & arboriculture
      3. Agroforestry adoption
         1. Agroforestry & economics
         2. Legislation/health & safety/hazard ID
         3. Relationships to food sovereignty
      4. Case studies
   4. Core reading
      1. Training Manual for Applied Agroforestry Practices
         1. Chapter 1: Defining Agroforestry
         2. Chapter 2: Planning for Agroforestry
         3. Chapter 3: Alley Cropping
         4. Chapter 4: Silvopasture Dusty Walter
         5. Chapter 5: Riparian & Upland Forest Buffers
         6. Chapter 6: Windbreaks
         7. Chapter 7: Forest Farming
         8. Chapter 8: Agroforestry and Wildlife
         9. Chapter 9: Marketing Principles
         10. Chapter 10: Economic Considerations for Agroforestry
      2. Handbook for Agroforestry Planning & Design
         1. Personal Assessment
         2. Step 1: Initial Objectives and Priorities
         3. Step 2: Evaluate Personal Resources
         4. Biophysical Site Assessment
         5. Step 3: Identify Current Land Uses
         6. Step 4: Map Area(s) for Agroforestry Development
         7. Step 5: Climate Assessment
         8. Step 6: Soil Assessment
         9. Step 7: Physical Features (Terrain)
         10. Step 8: Timber and Non-Timber Forest Crop Inventory
         11. Agroforestry Development Ideas
         12. Step 9: Agroforestry Ideas – Brainstorming
         13. Step 10: Listing ‘Best Bets’
         14. Evaluate the ‘Best Bets’ in the Context of the Industry
         15. Step 11: SWOT Analysis
         16. Step 12: Porter Five Forces Model
         17. Step 13: Revising Your ‘Best Bets’
         18. Marketing Strategy for ‘Best Bets’
         19. Step 14: Select and Describe Target Market(s)
         20. Step 15: Adding Value to Products
         21. Step 16: Getting Products to the Buyer
         22. Step 17: Setting the Price
         23. Step 18: Promoting Your Products
         24. Agroforestry Practice Design and Management
         25. Step 19: Revisit Your Objectives and Priorities
         26. Step 20: Detailed ‘Best Bets’ Crop Information Step
         27. 21: Designing Your Agroforestry Practices
         28. The Agroforestry Development Plan
         29. Step 22: A Five-Year Management Projection Step
         30. 23: Yearly Activity Schedule
   5. Other Key Reading & Resources
      1. Stephen Briggs: Agroforestry a new approach to increasing farm production, 2012
      2. World Agroforestry Centre
      3. Aboriculture books
      4. Restoration Agriculture by Mark Shepard
      5. Farming the Woods: An Integrated Permaculture Approach to Growing Food and Medicinals in Temperate Forests
      6. Integrated Forest Gardening: The Complete Guide to Polycultures and Plant Guilds in Permaculture Systems
4. Part 4: Landscape Agroecology, July
   1. Sketch up self-ed
   2. Agroecosystem Biodiversity
      1. Core Reading
         1. Biodiversity & Pest Management in Agroecosystems
         2. Manage insects on your farm
      2. Action learning
         1. RBB Community Garden
         2. Brook End Implementation
   3. Core Reading
      1. How to Read the Landscape book
      2. Landscape Agroecology
      3. Nature's Matrix
5. Part 5: Mycological Applications, Sep - Nov
   1. Mushroom identification & cultivation course
   2. Core Reading
      1. Mycorrhizae in Crop Production (Crop Science)
      2. Mycelium Running
6. Part 6: Urban Agroecology, September
   1. RUAF Distance learning course
      1. Understanding Urban Agriculture
      2. Dimensions of Urban Agriculture
      3. Urban Agriculture Types
      4. Urban Agriculture Policy Making
   2. Films
      1. Growing Cities Movie
      2. Occupy the Farm Movie
      3. Plant This Movie
   3. Site Visits - London Projects
   4. International Permaculture Convergence
   5. Core Reading
      1. The Ecology of Urban Habitats
7. Output Outcomes
   1. Qualifications/Completed Trainings
      1. Dip. Arboriculture
      2. Certificate in Agroforestry
      3. Keyline Design Course
      4. Soil Food Web
      5. Agroecology Course, Schumacher
   2. Design Work
      1. Brook End
         1. Nursery Design
         2. Perennial Plan
      2. Flight Farm
   3. Blog series, Empty Cages Design website
   4. Site Visits
      1. Local woodlands
      2. Wakelyns Agroforestry
      3. Karuna, Shropshire
      4. Cherry Tree Wood Project
      5. Trees for a Future, Devon
      6. Jamie & Bek's Site
      7. Westonbirt Arboretum
      8. Mushroom Farms
   5. Skill flexes
      1. Landscape reading
      2. Agroecological system design
      3. Agroforestry system design
      4. Mushroom identification & cultivation
      5. Compost tea making
      6. Arboriculture
      7. Landscape design with SketchUp
   6. Feed Avalon
      1. Perennial Futures Grant Application
      2. Orchard Project Grant Application
      3. Mushroom Project Grant Application
   7. Political
      1. Responses to militant research questions
8. Assessment
   1. Design feedback on Perennials at Brook End Design
   2. OP Review
   3. Exam for certificate in agroforestry
   4. Soil food web certificate
   5. Assessment on individual courses/trainings
   6. Peer assessment via stockfree certification scheme
9. Ongoing militant research
   1. What are the barriers for this agroecological practice being implemented?
   2. What role can organising play in accelerating the uptake of this practice?
   3. Are there any successful examples that we can learn from?