Workshop Details
Registration:
Langara College Continuing Studies
Duration: 57 hr, 1-Mar-2012 to 22-Sep-2012
see Gaia College course page for schedule details
Cost: $550
Location: Some class-time at Langara College, mostly outdoors at various garden sites.
Overview
A comprehensive, practical skills-focused course that’s spread over the growing season. You will learn essential permaculture and organic gardening techniques to
- Create and maintain healthy soil, which in turn can grow nutritious food
- Analyze and optimize the growing conditions in your garden
- Creatively collect, use and preserve water for optimal garden health
- Use holistic solutions for plant health problems (“pests” and “diseases”)
- Select, plant, maintain, harvest a large variety of food plants for year-round enjoyment
- Propagate plants
- Store your harvest
- Save your own seeds
Outline
- Foundation of Health
- Veggies
- Fruits, Nuts & Berries
- Wise Water Management
- Getting to Know Your Garden
- Raw Materials
- Creating the Master Plan
- Getting Your Hands Dirty
- Trellises, Shelters & Containers
- Seeding & Planting
- Working With Water
- When Problems Arise
- Edible? Incredible!
- Propagation
- Reaping the Rewards
- Putting the Garden to Bed
- Growing Food Indoors
- plus two fun field trips!
