Introduction to Permaculture Workshop – Hosted by Verge Permaculture

Learn about permaculture from Award-Winning Engineer & Ecologist, Rob Avis.

With All Net Proceeds going to support Calgary’s only Nature Kindergarten!

Calgary’s first Nature Kindergarten is an Alberta Education-approved independent early childhood school.  The Kindergarten follows the Alberta Education mandated Kindergarten curriculum in a child-led, naturalized outdoor environment.

Calgary Nature Kindergarten is operated by the Children’s Commons Ecological Society, a not-for-profit society started by the educators, founders and parents of Common Digs Forest School.

Our children have been attending the Common Digs pre-school and/or Calgary Nature Kindergarten for over two years. This is an incredible program that we (Verge Permaculture) are proud to support!

Register here:

httpss://vergepermaculture.ca/events/2017introcalgary/

ABOUT THIS ONE-DAY WORKSHOP:

Maybe you’re looking to cut your energy use and invest in solar or wind power. Maybe you’re imagining what it would be like to keep backyard chickens, start composting your kitchen scraps or grow healthy food on your front lawn (or a year-round garden in your passive solar greenhouse). Maybe you’ve even got ambitions of reducing water consumption, or living in an off-the-grid strawbale house!

If you’ve ever asked, “How can I create a sustainable livelihood doing something for the earth, something I love?” — or “How can I set up a small-scale farm?” — or “How can I harvest water or stop erosion?”  or even just “What is permaculture?” this course is for you.

We have designed a six hour course to provide you with the tools to turn your home into the greenest home on the block – all the while saving money and making a super healthy, beautiful and inspiring environment for family, friends and community… and perhaps even launching the career move of your dreams!

You Will Learn:

• a few core permaculture principles, strategies and practical design tools for energy-efficiency, reducing water use, cycling nutrients, and growing food.

• how to create super-productive gardens, to the envy of your neighbours, that don’t require weeding or chemical fertilizing.

• how to create abundance and a thriving garden with rainwater, using neat techniques such as wicking beds and swales.

• a whole new practical philosophy of working with (rather than against) nature; a perspective that can save you thousands of dollars when it comes to designing and integrating the layout of your home & garden (in ways you never imagined)!

• additional design tools that you can use to increase the sustainability of your home and community.

• and much much more!

YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

Rob Avis is the owner and lead instructor at Verge Permaculture, an internationally recognized and award-winning permaculture design company from Calgary, Alberta. He has taught permaculture to thousands of students and as a Professional Engineer and principal at Adaptive Habitat, he offers expertise in building science and appropriate technology (solar, wind, combined heat & power), as well as rainwater harvesting, agro-ecology, ecosystem engineering, soil regeneration and onsite wastewater treatment.

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