Greetings, Rochester
Permaculture Center
Friends! We’ve been busy
scheduling permaculture, chicken tractor, mushroom, biochar, medicinal tea,
edible forest gardening, and other workshops, talks, and free events.
Click on any of the links below to get the full description of the event.
We hope to you’ll join us for these community based learning opportunities. Please forward this
message to anyone you think may be interested.
Introduction
to Permaculture and Student Design Showcase – Free Event: Join us Sunday, April 15, 2012 3-5:30 pm at the Flying Squirrel Community Space, 285 Clarissa St., Rochester
NY. Patty Love, director
of the Rochester Permaculture Center,
and the graduates of RPC’s first Permaculture Design Certification class
will introduce the ethics, principles, and methods of permaculture in a brief
talk. The students will showcase their final project designs. The community
will be invited to listen, review the designs, and ask questions from our group
of 6 total.
Edible Forest Gardening In A Nutshell: An
Introduction : This introductory course takes place on Sunday April 29, 2012 from 9am – 1 pm. Learn
to transform traditional urban and suburban lawn landscapes into abundant
food-producing perennial forest gardens. The course fee is $45-60 sliding
scale.
Chicken Coop/Chicken Tractor Workshop: On Sunday, May 6th we’ll be building a
shelter for our suburban chicks using salvaged materials and talk about
alternative feeds and incorporating them into a permaculture system.
Garden
Tour: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 5:30-6:30 pm. Come tour the Rochester Permaculture
Center and see what's in
bloom. Free will donations to RPC $5-25, no one turned away for lack of
funds. Email us for the address.
Permaculture
Design Course: Starting in May, you can learn about permaculture one Sunday
a month. Get certified in permaculture design through this thirteen day
design certificate course with monthly sessions May 2012
– April 2013 right here in the Rochester, led by Patty
Love and friends. Learn about real sustainability and increase your
self-reliance. Course fee is $900-1000 (sliding scale).
Edible Mushroom Inoculation for Backyard Growers
and Gardeners: On Sunday, May 13th, guest teacher, Steve Gabriel, from Finger Lakes Permaculture
Institute, will teach us this part science, part art project of edible mushroom
growing! Class size will be limited to 12 participants. Course fee
is $60-100 sliding scale.
Beginning Biochar Workshop: Kathleen Draper of Finger Lakes
Biochar will be here Sunday, May 20, 2012 with a family friendly
introduction to making and using Biochar to improve your garden soils.
Women’s Sunday
Afternoon Tea: Join us
on Sunday, June 3rd at Sanctuary at Crowfield to learn about and
plant some sacred herbs and have a tea tasting. Class fee is $45-60
sliding scale.
Public Talk with
Jonathan Bates:
On Friday, June 22nd, Jonathan will share his successes and learning
opportunities from 10 years of co-managing the urban Food Forest Farm in western Massachusetts. He will also deliver preordered plants
before the talk.
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Note, we’re still figuring out how to best utilize social media.
Barefoot Edible
Landscape & Permaculture: Barefoot Edible Landscape and Permaculture is
an edible landscaping and regenerative design firm. We integrate humans
into their environment by creating regenerative, ecologic, organic
landscapes that are full of beauty and healthy food. Our
sustainable designs increase self-sufficiency, build nutrient- and
life-rich soil, restore local ecosystem health, capture carbon from the
atmosphere, and strengthen community resilience. Contact
us today to schedule a consultation for your home, business, farm, or
workplace. Ask about our new garden coaching program – we’ll
plant and weed right along side you.
Free
Events: We schedule a number of free events during the year to
help introduce ourselves to new friends. Please visit our free events
webpage to stay updated.
Intern wanted: Would you like to learn more about permaculture,
edible forest gardening, water catchment, chicken management, biochar, and more
through hands-on activities this growing season? Contact us to see how we
can find a mutually beneficial relationship.
Building community is an integral part of what we do so
please contact us with any questions you have. We hope to see you soon.
