Word voedselbos ontwerper
Online training at your own pace with Louis De Jaeger. Organized by Commensalist in collaboration with Food Forest Institute.
THE WORLD'S MOST EXTENSIVE FOOD FOREST DESIGN COURSE
Het is onze missie om zoveel mogelijk hectare grond wereldwijd te herstellen, daarom dat we al onze kennis met jou delen
A certificate to show to your future clients
Our mission is to plant as many food forests in suitable locations around the world as we can. And in order to achieve this we need an army of food forest designers.
It important to be able to show and demonstrate to your potential customers that you have the sufficient knowledge and skills. By completing the online training, you will receive an official FFDC certificate.
The training course that we always dreamed of
Louis De Jaeger has worked closely with the Commensalist® team to perfect his methodology for food forest design.
Containing years and years of research that have been tried and tested in the real world, all bundled into an online training course. Its step-by-step plan will allow anyone to become a food forest designer in half a year’s time.
24/7 Online community
When the course starts, you will not be alone, but will be part of a group of like-minded people with the same goals.
We’ll make sure that you get to know all your fellow students and feel comfortable from the get go, as the course includes peer-to-peer learning, where you can learn from each other’s successes and much, much more.
Although you are not alone you will need a bit of self-discipline, luckily you can contact fellow students and ask questions of each other.
Zin in een carrièreswitch?
Q&A
If you are left with any doubts after watching the course videos, then our team will be right behind you to answer all your questions. You just have to look at the course’s Q&A to see if your question has already been answered, and if not, then send us your question using the online community group.
26 weeks
As a participant, each module will take about one week to complete. Some modules take longer, and others less. Our team has made sure you will have enough time to take all the knowledge and power in.
Interactive video lessons
Learning can be such an incredible and fun thing to do when done right, and that is why we focus on making our video lessons as interesting as possible. With infographics, demonstrations in the field, 3D renders, and much more, the time will fly past, and before you know it, you’ll find yourself enjoying your graduation ceremony.
LOOKING FOR A CAREER CHANGE?
Internship
In order to achieve the ‘Designer’ and ‘Teacher’ qualifications, you’ll have to first complete an internship of at least 10 days at either a food forest or with a natural nut or fruit grower in your area.
Even though this training course is an incredibly in-depth and rewarding experience, you’ll really be able to ingrain your knowledge and skills with a real-world experience.
Challenging assignments
We are known for our dedication to providing quality courses, and that is why we only give certificates to participants that we know are 100% ready for going out and working in the field.
We’ll make sure of this by sending you various interesting yet challenging assignments, as well as continuing to test your knowledge throughout the various modules.
Be part of our designer database
Once you have obtained your certificate, you will be registered on our online database of professional food forest designers.
This will allow future customers in your area to find you as well allowing you to be kept up-to-date with the newest and latest jobs. Het eerste jaar is dit gratis. Het eerste jaar is dit gratis.
Louis De Jaeger
Founder of Food Forest Design Course
By taking responsibility now, one day you’ll be able to look your grandchildren in the eye and say “I did something.
Maybe you've been dreaming of making your food forest dream come true for some time, but you 're not sure how to get started?
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23 modules to enjoy
Module 1 :
Current agricultural and climate issues
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Module 2 :
Why a food forest?
2
Module 3 :
What is a food forest?
3
Module 4 :
Food forest ethics
4
Module 5 :
Why do you want a food forest?
5
Module 6 :
Rent, buy or borrow land
6
Module 7 :
Mapping your terrain
7
Module 8 :
Observatie
8
Module 9 :
Financiële planning
9
Module 10 :
De verschillende zones
10
Module 11 :
The scale of permanence
11
Module 12 :
The design structure
12
Module 13 :
Planting distances
13
Module 14 :
Planting examples
14
Module 15 :
Natural planting distances
15
Module 16 :
Plant guilds
16
Module 17 :
The right plant in the right place
17
Module 18 :
Top 100 food forest plants
18
Module 19 :
Soil preparation
19
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Module 20 :
The planting
20
Module 21 :
Maintenance
21
Module 22 :
Propagating plants
22
Module 23 :
Community & edible landscapes
23
Vergelijk opleidingen
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For Yourself €1.500 Nu inschrijven |
Designer €2.500 Nu inschrijven |
Teacher €3.500 Nu inschrijven |
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Unlimited |
Site License |
5 Sites |
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Unlimited Course |
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Videos Upload |
5 Max |
8 Max |
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Certificate |
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✓ Designer Certificate |
✓ Designer + Teacher certificate |
Final assignment: A design to frame
In order to get a certificate that officially recognizes you as a designer, you’ll need to actually be able design food forests for customers. You will do this as the final exercise of course, where you’ll use all the knowledge you’ve acquired to create your very own design.
As all the modules come together during this final assignment, you’ll learn to communicate with customers, observe the terrain on different occasions, choose the right plants and make a planting list, which will allow you to give your customer the complete package for them to get started.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS THOUGHT ABOUT THE COURSE
Ik ben dankbaar dat ik deze fantastische opleiding mocht volgen! Louis is een heel authentieke en bezielde mens die ongelooflijk veel energie uitstraalt en zijn enorme kennis brengt hij goed over.
Heidi
‘Grote Onderscheiding’. Dat legt de lat alvast zeer hoog voor de cursussen die zullen volgen op deze. Ik heb veel bijgeleerd in een bijzonder aangename setting. Zowat alle belangrijke aspecten zijn aan bod gekomen. Kortom, doe zo voort!
Yves
A very extensive and fascinating course in a beautiful setting and with a great group. The content of the lessons was very extensive. I liked the fact that you are immersed in the world of food forests with like-minded people.
Ilja
Helder zicht op het totaal plaatje van een voedselbos: zowel de why, what en how. En in een hele fijne setting, waarbij theorie aangevuld wordt door inzichten van ervaren voedselbos implementatoren. Inzichten zowel op businessmodel-niveau, als implementatie-niveau als inzichten in de werking van het hele bos-ecosysteem.
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Prices
Voor jezelf
Als je je eigen stuk grond wil leren ontwerpen- Lesmateriaal 1 jaar beschikbaar
- Toegang tot Q&A
- Toegang tot de online community
- Getuigschrift van deelname
- 14 dagen geld terug garantie
Designer
Word gecertificeerd ontwerper- Lesmateriaal 1 jaar beschikbaar
- Toegang tot Q&A
- Toegang tot de online community
- Cursus beschikbaar als audiofiles
- Stage opdracht
- Design opdracht
- Voedselbos Designer Certificaat
- 1 jaar profiel in database ontwerpers (verlengbaar)
- 14 dagen geld terug garantie
Teacher
Train anderen om designer te worden- Lesmateriaal 1 jaar beschikbaar
- Toegang tot Q&A
- Toegang tot de online community
- Cursus beschikbaar als audiofiles
- Stage opdracht
- Design opdracht
- Intense teacher opdracht
- Live 2-daagse training in Brussel
- Voedselbos Designer Certificaat
- Voedselbos Teacher Certificaat
- 1 jaar profiel in database ontwerpers (verlengbaar)
- 1 jaar profiel in database lesgevers (verlengbaar)
- 14 dagen geld terug garantie
FAQs
The key elements of the course are listed at the top of this page: 23 modules, instructional videos, Q&A, 24/7 online community, challenging assignments, fun knowledge tests, illustrations to understand the material even better and the FFDC certificate itself if you go for Designer or Teacher.
As long as the top of the website says: registrations open, you can register.
Every week, you can start a new module. You’ll have the chance to ask questions about anything you don’t understand, with the answer being shared among the whole group, so everyone can learn together. You will also have to do one or more tests/assignments in each module. As well as this you can also visit the private food forest student community every day to discuss what you’ve learnt with other participants.
You can follow the online Food Forest Design Course at your own pace. However, we recommend that you invest at least 4 hours per week, so that you can stay up-to-date with the flow of the course.
Some enthusiasm and a drive to learn are the most important things you need. In addition to this, you’ll need a computer, tablet or smartphone with an internet connection as well as a pencil, paper and eraser.
We are 100% convinced that you will see and appreciate the value that this course can give to you. After all, it is the most complete online food forest design course that we know of.
However, if for some reason you do feel that the course is not for you, then we will return the course fee to you after 14 days.
The course is largely based on the book: ‘Design your own food forest’ by Louis De Jaeger. The book will help you understand everything even more structurally, but you can also follow the course perfectly well without the book. Participants get the pdf of this book as a workbook anyway.
Do a 10-day internship in a food forest or an organisation/company that has something to do with food forests (tree nursery, small fruit, …). It is your own responsibility to contact the internship site, fix the internship dates and carry out your internship properly. Here we expect a great effort in self-reliance.
This course is available to students all over the world, however every country has its own laws regarding internships. So always check the rules and regulations in your country to see what is the best way to do it. The only way we can help with your local authorities is by providing a letter to explain the training course.
This is only available to those who are are training for the “Teacher” qualification.
As it’s better to discuss the art of teaching in person, we will schedule 2 days in Brussels where you’ll be prepared and taught how teach about food forests. All the assignments are linked to these 2 days.
De twee dagen zijn aansluitend. Lichte lunch en lessen zijn inbegrepen. These are two consecutive days. This includes the lessons as well as a light lunch. Breakfast, dinner and your overnight stay are not included. It is also possible to do this online if you’re too far from Belgium.
You can always upgrade your course. For example, you can upgrade from “For Yourself” to “Designer” or “Teacher”, or from “Designer” to “Teacher”.
However, it’s not possible to go down a course, unless you decide that the course is not for you within the first 14 days.
This training course is is designed with all the world’s climates in mind. The general principles are applicable everywhere.
We ourselves are located in a temperate climate, which means that most of the course’s focus is on this.
If your terrain/working area is located in a different climate, you can still follow the training. If in doubt, we recommend that you register and start the course, as you’ll have 14 days to change your mind.
As the name implies, this is a food forest design course. So the focus is on design, topics such as plant propagation, maintenance and so on are briefly covered, but are not the scope of this course.
We add everyone who has obtained the Food Forest Design Certificate to a website, so that potential customers can find you more easily.
This is free for the first year. After that, the membership fee is €100 ex. VAT per year. By continuing to be a member, you will have access to the latest updates from the food forest course itself (such as new lessons,…).
If you are asking this question, then it is probably best to do the ‘For Yourself’ training course, where you can work at your own pace, and nothing is completely mandatory.
Ga je voor ‘designer’ of ‘teacher’, dan is deze opleiding best wel intensief: je krijgt allerlei opdrachten en de kwaliteitseisen om het certificaat te behalen zijn hoog.
Geen probleem 🙂 Stuur gerust een mailtje naar info@foodforestinstitute.com en dan antwoorden we je zo snel mogelijk!
We want to make training as accessible and inclusive as possible. Is budget a big barrier for you and you still want to take the training?
Please contact lukas@foodforestinstitute.com for more information.
For Yourself
No compulsory assignments. However, optional test questions accompany the modules.
Designer
- Internship: At least 10 days.
- Design: Create a design of a food forest of your choice: your own place, a garden or grounds of friends, family or acquaintances.
- Final assignment: A design assignment of a project you will receive from us.
Teacher
- Above assignments
- Live training in Brussels or online
- Final assignment teacher
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