Lecture Series

Join us at the River Center for our monthly lecture series!

Our October speaker is Amanda Pike, PhD, ATR-BC, board-certified therapist, certified educational leader, and owner of a Florida permaculture farm

Friday, October 4th 2024 | 12pm – 1pm

Create a Kid-Friendly Food Forest: Grow Natives, Create Eco-systems & Pass on an Heirloom 

Learn how to plan, and design a backyard food forest based on kid-friendly perennials. Replace groceries starting the first year! Amanda Pike, PhD, ATR-BC, is a board-certified therapist, certified educational leader, and owner of a two-acre, Florida permaculture farm complete with hundreds of species of edible plants, free-roaming chickens, and 26 beehives. Dr. Pike serves as Education Chair and Chapter Representative for the Palm Beach County chapter of the Native Plant Society. As a local 4-H program facilitator, Dr. Pike helps make food forestry an accessible and practical landscaping option for the community. Her food forest currently provides an average of 70% of her family’s daily meals.

Registration is required to attend.

This event is not recommended for children under the age of 14.