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Herb Nerd Weekend- August 15/16

by Robin

A note from Edible Landscapes on the Sunshine Coast -

Hi, all - I had marked August 15/16 as Herb Nerd Weekend, when a couple of herb instructors would be about doing their thing, and anyone could follow along, make tinctures, learn about infusions and decoction and do lots of plant ID. Meanwhile, a drought has moved in and the place is dry as toast. Many plants are not their usual selves.  But there is still a great opportunity to hang out with Garliq and maybe Cymba and Lyrae and I, make medicine and chat till it gets dark about the plants we love to be with.

  • The weekend fee is $125. This includes camping, some plant matter, tincture bottles etc, and some food, and loads of learning and experiental opportunities.
  • There is a modest bus with sleeping platform and electricity for $15 a night and a camper for the same price. Friends or family can take in the beach, do some cycling or hang about the farm.
  • Please let me know by August 5 if you would like to attend - I can send a PayPal invoice which also takes Mastercard and Visa. info@ediblelandscapes.ca
Have a good summer, folks, and stay cool!
Robin

July 31, 2009   No Comments

Elphinstone Permaculture : Temple Gardening

by keiramc

This 10 hour class will take place:
Saturday November 1st  12 noon - 5 pm
Sunday November 2nd  10 am - 3 pm

It will be rain or shine, taking place both inside and outside.
Taking place at the Sustainable Living Arts School in Robert’s Creek on the Sunshine Coast: the Heart Gardens.

The cost is $20 per person. Limited to 13 people .
Register and pay in advance to secure your space.

Design is Destiny.

As the seams of the corporate-military world begin to unravel, local organic food production, conscious relating and low impact living become increasingly important. Enhanced by technological toolsets, there is a
vitalfocus on sustainable community development on a bioregional and planetary level.

Permaculture is an emerging approach to designing relationships and landscapes based on the history of agriculture and social organization with its roots in the tribal wisdoms of our deeper past.

This autumn a small group will gather in the fabled elphinstone rainforest for a 10 hr course in permaculture. We will explore introductory level practical permaculture including organic gardening with native plants, sacred food plants of the Coastal First Peoples and dynamic composting strategies. In addition we will focus on permaculture principles, design concepts and mapping strategies. There will be an
exploration of advanced level permaculture including discussion about permaculture education and media in the context of local and global strategies launched from the Heart Gardens.

In effect this will be both a class in learning about permaculture and learning how to teach permaculture, covering a range of interest from introductory to advanced.

October 21, 2008   3 Comments