From: Steve Gabriel <steve AT fingerlakespermaculture.org>
To: fingerlakespermaculture AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Help Dilmun Hill Design a Permaculture Garden
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:20:39 -0500
HELP DILMUN HILL DESIGN A PERMACULTURE GARDEN
Wed, March 6
5-7 PM
Cornell University
Plant Science Building Room 151 (1st Floor Conference Room)
Interested in permaculture, sustainable agriculture and ecological design?
Please join the managers of Dilmun Hill Student Farm to brainstorm
design ideas for the farm’s new permaculture garden. We’ll be discussing
everything from permaculture design to plant selection and are open to
any and all experimental ideas. All students, staff and community
members welcome.
AGENDA:
5pm - Dilmun managers present the design work done so far with Q & A.
5:20 - break out into interest groups:
- PLANTS -- review plants, additional plants, etc
- SWALES, ACCESS & INFRASTRUCTURE- water management plan/swales/beds, etc
- "BIG PICTURE" - relations to larger farm? market garden? Growing
Mosiacs garden?
6:20 - get back together and share
6:45 - next steps/timeline. discuss "swale days" April 5 & 6