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 2012 Calendar of Events
 at Three Sisters Farm

 Workshops

 Greenhouse Design and Management
 March 17-18                           9 am – 4 pm                 $250
 Tour Three Sisters’Bioshelter and learn about energy efficient greenhouse 
design. Explore bioshelter crops through the seasons, fertility, and plant 
care techniques. Get an in-depth look at greenhouse pests and discover 
strategies and techniques to manage them organically and provide beneficial 
insect habitat. Lunch is included both days.

 Grafting
 Saturday, April 14                    11 am - 2 pm               $50
 Want to learn how to graft selected varieties of fruit onto rootstock? Join 
us for this day-long hands-on workshop to explore the types and uses of cuts, 
timing, tools, and maintenance. Try your hand at grafting (with a practice 
round first!). See how it is done in the field. Lunch is included, and there 
is an option to take home a small fruit tree.

 Mushrooms in Permaculture Systems, with Steve Gabriel, Work with Nature, LLC
 May 12                                    10 am – 4 pm               $75
 This class focuses on a discussion of the role mushrooms play in 
permaculture systems and how functional interconnection of mushrooms can 
support healthy gardens, farms, and forests. Includes an inoculated mushroom 
log.

 Bioshelters: Managing a Greenhouse Ecosystem for Year-Round Production
 September 17                           PASA Field Day

 Permaculture Design Certificate Courses

 PDC at Phipps Garden Center              Feb. 18–May 6, weekends             
      $870
 PDC at Three Sisters Farm                   August 6-18                      
 $1000-1200, sliding scale

 ·        Gain your internationally recognized Permaculture Design 
Certificate.
 ·        Gain knowledge in local ecology and confidence in ecological design.
 ·        Visit premier local permaculture design examples in action.
 ·        Experience a thorough, on-site, permaculture design from start to 
finish.

 Summer Internships Available. Contact us for more information.

 For more information about courses, workshops, or internships, visit our 
website at http://bioshelter.com, or contact us at 
ThreeSisters@Bioshelter.com or (724) 376-2797

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