April 28th, Sell the Weed Eater and use a Scythe! Maintain your body, not your machines. Learn the sharper points of this elegant tool. Thought to be old school, but better blades and an ergonomic set up makes them one of the most efficient tools out there.
MARCH 10th, Learn to Create your own Fruit Nursery Stock. Fruit Tree Grafting and Plant Propagation from Cuttings. We will demonstrate basic grafting techniques. Select scion wood and rootstock to graft a tree to take home!
JUNE-JULY, Over 4 weekends and 1 immersive week, we will explore the foundations of regenerative culture. Learn core Permaculture skills, and connect to our capacity to observe, interact and re-integrate with natural systems. Learn the skills to work with nature to create integrated Permaculture systems of abundance and productivity! Food, Soil, Shelter, Energy, Water and a lot more: Design strategies and methods for truly sustainable, regenerative human integration with our ecosystem.
Regenerative Systems tour at Inspiration Farm and adjoining land. Sun 29th 11am-3pm Presentation by Joe Brewer to the group on the Regenerate Cascadia project.
Learn the skills to work with nature to create integrated Permaculture systems of abundance and productivity!
Permaculture course weekends you can attend separately! We will be offering certain modules of the course as a stand-alone workshops for people who are interested in specific topics but may not be able to commit to an entire course. Weekend…
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Weekend #2 June 4th and 5th $200 The second weekend we will look at Designing within a Pattern Literacy Context. We will also be joined by the renowned permaculture designer and practitioner Doug Bullock. As we look at topography, geology, climate and microclimates Designing from…
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This workshop will cover reading the landscape for water retention and management. Diving into, Mapping, ponds, swales, reed-beds, terraces, key line design, implementation cover cropping and guild planting. This will be a hands-on workshop/installation, with earth moving equipment and lasers!
A fun filled Practical Permaculture Immersion Weekend. We will illustrate practical ways to design an integrated thriving living system that that partners with nature. Designed to be self regulating, diverse, abundant and resilient. Whether you are on an urban lot or a farm homestead, energy, water, soil building, animal systems, food production and preservation systems, with diverse income streams. Join us if these are important to you.
Join us for a unique permaculture design earthworks experience! This workshop will give you firsthand insights into design considerations and principles based on clients objectives. We will explain stages of the design process, from observation, working with the client, through to the final design and real live implementation on the property over the weekend.