TWO-DAY INTRODUCTION TO SUBURBAN PERMACULTURE

Learn how to create a sustainable future in your suburban backyard and beyond. A central theme in Permaculture is the design of regenerative and ecological landscapes that produce food. Permaculture also includes energy-efficient buildings, waste-water treatment, and land stewardship. It has expanded its purview to include economic and social structures that support the evolution and development of more permanent communities, such as cohousing projects and eco-villages. Design concepts are applicable to urban, suburban, and rural settings, and for single households, whole farms and villages. In this two-day course you will learn the ethics, principles and holistic design processes practiced in Permaculture. Plus, you will take part in a hands-on Permaculture project at local sites to put theory into practice. Drew is an edible-garden and Permaculture consultant, the manager of Jesse Cool's Seeds of Change Garden and the former Common Ground Garden Manager. Susan is a suburban Permaculturalist who enjoys cultivating her own backyard mini-farm. She is also an avid compost tea brewer whose passion is creating biologically active soil. Susan is the Orchard Harvest Coordinator for Village Harvest, where she organizes harvests of local orchards whose bounty goes to feed the hungry in the community.