edible forest gardening -- permaculture intro next sunday

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Hi all,

 

Speaking of edible forest gardening -- I'm teaching a hands-on one day

introduction to permaculture at the farm where I live in Bellingham

next sunday june 1. Registration at www.bellinghampermaculture.com

 

~Bruce Horowitz. MA in ecology (Sustainable Community Program, New

College of CA)

 

Renowned live-food chef, organic gardener and composter educator,

certified permaculture designer and teacher.

 

Permaculture offers practical, local solutions to a world in crisis!

Learn to design an ecological system for thriving sustainability based

on nature's wisdom and zero-waste efficiency!

 

10 AM - 11:30 AM: Permaculture Principles, Ethics, Concepts:

Elements, Functions, Sectors, Zones, Integrated Systems

11:30 AM - Noon: Site Tour

Noon - 1 PM: Plant Guilds: Fruit Tree Planting

1 PM - 1:30 PM: Potluck Lunch with Farm Fresh Salad provided

1:30 PM - 2 PM: Compost Science

2: 00 PM - 3 PM Sheet Mulching / Keyhole Bed Construction

4 PM - 5 PM: Herb Spiral Construction

5 PM Wrap-Up

 

Class will be held at Inspiration Farm, A 15+ year old organic

homestead farm integrating creative lifestyles, animal husbandry,

perennial food systems and land/water management.

 

 

, " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote:

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> Nice one Blanc, thanks!

> Elchanan

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> On Behalf Of BlancW

> Thursday, May 22, 2008 11:14 PM

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> Re: edible forest gardening

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> I was just browsing the emagazine on the Rawganique site yesterday and

> saw this article about a man who planted all kinds of fruiting trees

> and veggies in Australia where it wasn't supposed to be possible for

> them to grow on account of the type of land and weather, even getting

> in trouble with their laws for doing so, yet being very successful in

> spite of these things including his total neglect of the plants:

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> http://www.rawganiq

<http://www.rawganique.com/Ezine/no-till-gardening.htm>

> ue.com/Ezine/no-till-gardening.htm

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> Blanc

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