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Spring 2016 Burbsteading Design Workshop

$

150.00    

 

 

Learn how to:

• Use Google Maps or your Plat to create your Design
• Apply 12 Permaculture Principles to your Property
• Design food production
• Create Soil
• Map Homestead
• Raise Goats, Chickens, Quail, Bees and Rabbits
• Identify 30 useful native plants
• Take Inventory of your assets use them to create a livlihood
• Many hands make light work, getting children involved.
• Use Permaculture Design to retain water on your land
• Design and Plant a Food Forest
• Provide fodder for animals
• Save Money and Time Cooking with Whole Foods
• Plan your Harvest Kitchen and Pantry
• Learn alternative ways to cook; Cob Ovens, Rocket Stoves and Solar
• Herbal Design and Tincturing, Infusing and Salve Making
• Simplify and find a rhythm of work and rest with of the seasons, months, and days.

REGISTER FOR Spring 2016 Burbsteading

 (Yard to Table Intensive)

(There are 19,000,000 acres of suburban lawn in the United States.  Permaculturist, David Blume, ran an urban CSA farm that fed 300-450 people for over nine years on two acres.  He achieved yields eight times what the Department of Agriculture says is possible per square foot and he did it on round that was initially lifeless, hard clay.  He increased fertility so much that compared to commercial agricultural soil, which has around 2% organic matter, Mr. Blumes reached 22%.)

Whether you live in a subdivision with an HOA or in apartment, a standard lot or have a bit of acreage.  You can learn the basic ethics and principles of permaculture design to design your own suburban homestead.  
Permaculture is a design science that is rooted in observation of natural systems and offers a toolkit building lifestyle and landscapes that can meet and exceed our needs and by using permaculture design you can supply many of your own needs inside and our your own back door while increasing the fertility of the soil, water and air all around us.

BURBSTEADING is a workshop as well as an E-course.   It is geared toward families and the whole,  3 week long course runs quarterly online and locally in DFW can be used as  an interactive curriculum for the entire family.

The course will take you step-by-step as you become an observer and designer of your own homestead.  At the end of the workshop you will have a site design of your property, complete with plant/animal and project lists, and a plan to implement it and make your design a reality.

TO BE PUT ON MAILING LIST:
functionalcraft@gmail.com

 Forums, printouts, booklets, ongoing support, plant lists, animal shelter plans, and garden design plans.  At the end of the course you will have a tailor made design of your own space!!