permaculture

["Forest Garden" <forestgarden@austin.rr.com>]

Brewing Compost Tea at Home.
7-9 pm, November 12, 2004
Red Rock Elementary School - 2401 FM 20  about 35 miles SE of Austin, TX
(there is a playscape outside and my kids will love to play with yours)

Come spend an evening learning how to brew your own compost tea - its easy
and fun!.  The simplest method only requires a 5 gallon bucket and a bit of
attention.  Learn about the different techniques, the ingredients, and the
process for making the 'juice' your plants will love.  Learn how to tell
when the brew is going well, and when it is not.  And, most importantly,
learn about the bacteria and fungi that create the incredible benefits of
compost tea.

Gary Freeborg is the speaker.  He is a land restoration consultant and
permaculture designer  He regularly teaches classes on sustainability, land
management, biodiversity, and eco-agriculture.  Gary began his career in
1982 working for Lowery nursery, which is Texas oldest native plant nursery.
>From there he spent 6 years at an 1800 acre nature preserve involved with
all aspects of native plants and animals, habitat restoration, organic
gardening and environmental interpretation.  He then moved to Austin TX,
where he and two brothers acquired land and began exploring organic and
Biodynamic agriculture, growing native trees, produce and mushrooms.  An
intensive Permaculture course with Bill Mollison in '95 began a process of
bringing a wide range of disciplines together with the goal of healing the
land by jump-starting natures own cycles.  His company BioDiversity offers
large and small landowners a wide variety of revolutionary strategies to
bring vibrant health back to the land, and increase the biodiversity in
soil, plant and animal communities through consulting, education and
research.  Gary has brewed thousands of gallons of compost tea and regularly
uses teas in his land restoration projects.

If you can, bring a bucket of your best compost to share with others.  We
will have a compost swap after the class.

This event is free of charge.  Call Marjory Glowka at 512 442 7037 for more
info.