Permaculture is a holistic design system that helps us work with nature to create harmony in how we live.
Cobitat is the combination of the word “cob” - the Welsh word for lump or loaf as in the lumps of straw, clay soil, and sand used for building - and “habitat” - an organism’s natural home or environment.
Practical Permaculture Class
Date: Once a month for 7 months: April 21, May 19, June 23, No class in July, August 18, September 8th & 22nd, October 13 (all Sundays)
Time: 9am-2pm
Cost: $275 for the series or $50 per class
Location: Be the Change Project Urban Homestead and at other Reno sites
Instructors: Katy Chandler and Kathleen O’Brien
Course Description:
Imagine heading outside to your yard and being able to gather ingredients for a delicious main course or side dish. It is easier than you think.
Every site requires site-specific techniques, and we'll teach you how to identify what is needed to implement a successful project.
Students will gain the confidence to read their own landscapes and identify resources and weaknesses. Using permaculture design principles and the very best organic gardening techniques, they will then learn how to plan and install a system for prolific production.
Successful home food production is possible!
Katy and Kyle have been practicing Permaculture since before we started our urban homestead in 2011 and our friend Kathleen has been doing so for even longer on their own properties and projects in Reno and Northern Nevada.
With a focus on organic food production, we’ll also look at the following:
Pollinator, soil building, guild and insectary plantings including natives and recommended plants for our environment.
Annual and perennial crops including food forests
Soil development through composting, cover plantings, and mulch.
Water catchment, irrigation and greywater
Natural building in the urban/suburban setting
Building and nurturing the human community through smart design and practice
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