We have decided to bring all of our individual workshops together for one day! This hands-on gardening workshop will cover: gardening basics, composting and vermicomposting, building healthy soil, building raised beds, sheet mulching, no-till methods, choosing the right annual and perennial fruits and vegetables for our zone, seeds vs. transplants, culinary and medicinal herbs, attracting pollinators, natural weed management, and growing shiitakes.
The proceeds from this event will help us provide future free educational workshops for the community, and will help cover start-up costs including seeds and supplies for our new farming operation. We will also be able to help La Vista with expenses such as the water bill, propane, and farm operating costs.
Thank you for your support.
Are you ready for the next step in becoming a changemaker in your own community? Would you like to learn how to apply permaculture to your own life and your community?
Permaculture is an ecological design lens largely based on indigenous wisdom to view the big-picture perspective of earth and its inhabitants. Permaculture examines the interconnectedness of living systems on earth and how we can observe and interact with these systems in ways that increase the health and well being of all life on earth.
We will be diving deep into social applications for ecological problems.
Grow Create Inspire presents a 72-hour Permaculture Design Course. The course will run one weekend per month for 6 months.
The cost is $950
Scholarships are available.
The course will cover:
Introduction to Permaculture
Permaculture Ethics and Principles
The Local Ecosystem
Climates, Microclimates, and Biogeography
Patterns and Pattern Application
Design Methods and Design Process
The Home System, zones, and sector analysis
Water and Earthworks
Soil Science, Soil Building, and Soil Health
Trees, Forests, Plants, Guilds, Food Forests and Cultivated Ecologies
Animals and integrating animals into permaculture systems
Gardening and regenerative agriculture
Aquaponics and aquaculture
The Built Environment
Waste and Bioremediation
Appropriate Technology
Designing for Catastrophe
Urban and suburban Permaculture
Landscape Design and Edible Landscaping
Designing for Invisible Structures
Economic Systems and alternative currencies
Land access, land grants, and community gardens
Ecovillage and Neighborhood Design
Each participant will create a Permaculture Design Project.
Attendance of all weekends is required for the certificate.
The course is limited to 30 participants. I have received a lot of interest. If you would like to reserve your spot in the class, please fill out this form.