Workshops : Mini Food Forest, Fruit Tree Care, Fruit Tree Propagation, Irrigation, Pests & Diseases
Learn to cultivate food forests in the Mediterranean climates
Cocoon Food forest with a mango tree as the target fruit tree at the center
Amongst the Avocado, Pomegranate and Mango trees, during a Food Tree Propagation Workshop, July 2024
A small gift to our Workshop participants, Cajanus cajan seeds (pigeon pea)
Guided tour of the Orchard with the founder, Miguel COTTON
Workshop participants planting a young coffee plant
Dror AVITAL demonstrating air layering propagation
Miguel COTTON leading a guided tour of the Orchard during a Workshop
A few fruits from the Orchard
Touring the Edible Succulents part of the garden
Group photo with one of our classes
Miguel COTTON assembling irrigation system
Tour of the Orchard of Flavours, a bird eye view
A small show of the plants propagated at the Orchard
Dror AVITAL demonstrating pruning techniques
Milan NEPALI working on the implementation of a Cocoon Food Forest
Why waste your time, money, and water on fruit trees that barely survive, don’t suit your climate, and produce mostly sick, inedible fruit?
Our step-by-step, fact-based approach is designed to transform your garden into a successful Food Forest, providing you with abundant fruits, nuts, and edible leaves. Our courses are results-oriented, focusing on actionable skills that will make your food trees flourish.
These are the most hands-on, practical workshops on perennial edible plants in Europe. Unlike typical Food Forest or Permaculture Design courses that offer good intentions but little practical know-how, our workshops equips you with the skills to efficiently build or improve your garden. No fluff, no wasted time—just practical knowledge you can apply immediately, coming straight from research done in our Food Forest Lab.
Our First online Food Forest Course — FREE
— A Successful Approach to Growing a Food Forest in Mediterranean Climates.
— Start with one Cocoon, a mini food forest focused on one Target Food Tree, then duplicate and grow a Big Food Forest.
Discover The Cocoon Food Forest. No commitment ! No hidden fees. We are opensource and glad to share with you our most advanced Food Forest Design.
Simple and Effective
Our step-by-step approach is well-documented, easy to implement, and designed for easy replication.
Our Workshops — Next dates
Join our Fruit Tree academy for the Mediterranean climates. You can either join one day workshop or the full 5 day cycle.
One-Week Course: Food Forests in Mediterranean Climates (5 days)
October 4th — 8th 2025 — Saturday to Wednesday
The Cocoon Food Forest Approach — Foundation Course
You will learn how to start a mini Food Forest and extend it easily. It is our foundation course covering all the essential points.
October 4th 2025 — Saturday
Irrigation & Water Saving / Harvesting in Mediterranean Climates
October 5th 2025 — Sunday
Food Tree Care: Pruning and Fertilizing in Mediterranean Climates
October 6th 2025 — Monday
Food Tree Propagation in Mediterranean Climates
October 7th 2025 — Tuesday
Food Tree Pests & Diseases in Mediterranean Climates
October 8th 2025 — Wednesday
Already more than 400 people from all over the world already joined in just over one year. Learn how to cultivate food trees in the Mediterranean climates. You will learn how to create mini food forests and how to scale it up.
One-week course:
Food Forests in Mediterranean Climates 🌳🎓
We have some exciting news! This October, we will have our third one-week-long workshop at the Orchard of Flavours, in Tavira.
Find out all about this comprehensive, hands-on course, and sign up!
Some of the highlights of our Food Tree Academy workshops, at Orchard of Flavours Botanical Garden, in Tavira.
Orchard of Flavours botanical garden is likely the most comprehensive and documented Food Forest Lab in Southern Europe, thriving in a Mediterranean climate. Our approach is very results oriented: developing food forests that support biodiversity and sustainability while focusing on productivity and scalability.
Whether you are a gardener, farmer, or environmental enthusiast, our lab offers practical insights to help you create your own Food Forest.
Discover our Food Forest Lab.
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A few comments from previous workshop participants:
“It was very interesting to get to know the "Orchard of Flavours" project, both the theoretical aspects and the practical! It is an especially interesting initiative to the region of Algarve (even if limited to areas where irrigation water is provided to farmers). The workshop gave me a good vision.” — Guida, Portugal
“It was a lovely relaxed environment, really informative and we will definitely be putting what we learned into practice!” — Sophie, Bram and Charlie, UK
“There was a lot of enthusiasm and a positive vibe” — Roy, USA
Curious about our other Food Tree Workshops?
Discover what else we are teaching at the “Orchard of Flavours Academy”
In this workshop, the founder of the Orchard of Flavours, as well as two propagation specialists, will tell you all their secrets about plant propagation.
Delve into the art and science of plant care on this hands-on learning journey, where we'll dive into Pruning and Fertilizing.
The Cocoon Food Forest is a powerful solution to help your food trees thrive! Transform your garden with our proven technique!
If you have any questions, please feel free to write us an email! miguel@orchardofflavours.com