Designing Bountiful Gardens Using Permaculture
Permaculture is a design system for creating a sustainable local quality of living while minimizing the need for materials and energy. This course tours and explains urban and rural gardens designed using permaculture, demonstrates some basic gardening skills, and surveys the permaculture of vegetables, fruits, domestic animals. It also examines the placement of all these so that the whole is maximally productive. Water, pest management, garden ecology, and climate are also featured.
NOTE: Introduction to Permaculture and Basics of Permaculture are required prerequisites for this class.
The other classes in the Permaculture series are Introduction to Permaculture, Basics of Permaculture, Greening our Homes and Communities (offered in winter), Restoring Nature (offered in spring), and the summer Designer's Certificate Tutorial. Students who complete all six classes are eligible for a Permaculture Designer’s Certificate.
Excellent lunches provided Nov 15-16 and camping is optional night of Nov 15.
The Permaculture Guild Of Houston teachers for this class areRay Sher, Lewis Coleman, Gary Edmondson, Dr. Bob Randall, Gita Van Woerden, Cas Van Woerden, Diana Liga, Joe Blanton, Mary Carol Swearingen and others.
For more information about these classes, visit the Permaculture Classes Description page.
5 part series: Sat Oct 4 Sun Oct 5 Sun Oct 19 Sat Nov 15 Sun Nov 16 |
1:00pm-5:00pm 11:00am-5:00pm 9:30am-5:00pm 9:30am-5:00pm 9:00am-4:00pm |
Price: $214 ($164 plus $50 for materials & two lunches.) Optional: add $40 for camping and food for overnight.
Location: Class 1 on Oct 4 is located at a private garden in southwest Houston. Classes 2 and 3 are at Urban Harvest. Classes 4 and 5 are at the Animal Farm Permaculture Center, approximately one hour west of Houston.
To register: Call Urban Harvest at 713-880-5540 during our office hours. Please register at least three business days before the class. Pre-registration is required for this class.
