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Permaculture Food Forest Workshop and Practicum
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Do you have a passion for sustainable gardening? Are you interested in learning more about permaculture design principles & techniques? Introducing Galiano Conservancy Association's Permaculture Food Forest Workshop and Practicum. Learn how to design a low maintenance, and high production food forest that aims to create a sustainable source of food. Gain a solid foundation in Food Forest theory as well as a hands on-experience with an emerging food forest on Galiano Island.
Dates and times:
Public Lecture: October 23rd 7:30pm - 9pm
Workshop: October 24th - 25th 9:00am-5pm
Practicum: October 26th - 28th 9:00am-4pm
About the course:
Feed your passion for sustainable gardening with the Galiano Conservancy Association's Permaculture Food Forest Workshop and Practicum. Permaculture is a branch of ecological design, ecological engineering, and environmental design that develops sustainable architecture and self-maintained agricultural systems modeled from natural ecosystems. This course will use the fundamentals of permaculture to learn how to design a sustainable food forest that fits your site, personal and economic needs. This course will also contain tips and tricks for professional growers, such as how to get a jump-start on the season, how to protect your crop from frost, and how to design a fertility plan. Included in the course will also be a hands-on session on budding and grafting; learn how to customize your fruit trees to fit your needs.
The course will be broken into two parts, the workshop and the practicum. The workshop is a two day intensive program designed to teach you about the basics of starting your own food forest. Discussions on soil, composting, perennial plant knowledge, species selection, time lines, and planning a food forest will be included in the workshop. The practicum will be a 3 day, hands-on application of the knowledge and information learned in the workshop, and will be applied to an emerging food forest on Galiano Island.
Please note that food and camping equipment is not provided. On-site camping is free to all workshop and practicum participants during the course.
This courses is amazing value. If you were to take all of these workshops and courses separately the cost would add up to $1300. You will receive a condensed version of all of this in the two day workshop and then be able to apply it in the field with Richard and Javan during the practicum.
Compost Workshop $75
Compost Tea Workshop $75
Grafting Workshop $75
Site Analysis Workshop $75
Species Selection Workshop $100
Soils Workshop $100
Planting Workshop $50
Private Consultation with Richard or Javan $150/hour
Mulching Workshop $75
Work-flow & project management $75
Herbal workshop $150
Tincture Workshop $75
Brix metering Workshop $50
Bokashi Workshop $50
Earthworks and design Workshop $150
Layout Workshop $125
About the Instructors:
Javan K. Bernakevitch has worked across coastal and interior British Columbia, Canada, The Unites States of America (North West and North Central), Cuba, Kenya and Uganda on land based project design, management, training and installation. His career focus on regenerative retrofits of broad acre and small scale landscapes to re-establish working watersheds, ecosystems, productive landscapes and enterprises has taken him across North and Central America, Europe and Africa.
Richard Walker has made a living for the past 25 years off his permaculture food forest in the Kootenays. He is one of the most experienced food foresters in Canada. He also has a great depth of herbal medicine knowledge and has developed herbal medicinal tinctures and teas from his food forest. Richard is working on writing a book for food forestry in Canada.
Who is the Galiano Conservancy and why are we doing this?
The Galiano Conservancy is a non-profit land trust that has been operating on Galiano Island since 1989. Our organizations objective is "To preserve, protect and enhance the quality of the human and natural environment". We do this through ongoing restoration projects, conservation and environmental education. Our newest project is the Galiano Learning center that includes an off-grid classroom building. The Galiano Food Forest will be located on the on the same property as the classroom building and will be used as an educational tool for all the students who come stay with us.
About Galiano:
Galiano is the gateway to the southern gulf islands, and is easily accessible from Vancouver or Victoria. There are many accommodation options on Galiano, such as Bed & Breakfasts, Cottages, Cabins & Houses, Inns & Resorts, and camping. Visit http://www.galianoisland.com for more Island, travel and accommodation information.
FREE on-site camping for all participants of this event!
Directions: Galiano Island is located 55 minutes from Tsawwassen ferry terminal south of Vancouver, and an hour from Swartz bay ferry terminal on Vancouver Island (if there are no transfers or stops). Ferry may be busy, plan on making a reservation and arriving early for your sailing. See BC Ferries website for the schedule http://www.bcferries.com/
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LocationGaliano Learning Centre (View)
10825 Porlier Pass rd.
Galiano Island, BC V0N 1P0
Canada
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