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"Help Your Garden & Mother Earth: Simple Strategies for Soil-Building, Carbon Sequestration, Cleaner Groundwater & Biodiversity" Talk

March 8, 2020 -- 11:00am to 12:00pm.

FREE! Perth Seedy Sunday.

Where: 6787 County Road 43, Perth, ON.

Are you interested in fostering a healthier ecosystem in your garden and helping to address climate breakdown? In permaculture, we look to the living world as our guide. Learn simple strategies that "work with nature" to add organic matter to the soil, sequester carbon, protect groundwater, promote biodiversity, and do less work.

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"Help Your Garden & Mother Earth: Simple Strategies for Soil-Building, Carbon Sequestration, Cleaner Groundwater & Biodiversity" Talk

February 8, 2020 -- 9:30am to 10:25am.

FREE! Almonte Seedy Saturday.

Where: 500 Almonte Street, Almonte, ON.

Are you interested in fostering a healthier ecosystem in your garden and helping to address climate breakdown? In permaculture, we look to the living world as our guide. Learn simple strategies that "work with nature" to add organic matter to the soil, sequester carbon, protect groundwater, promote biodiversity, and do less work.

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No Courses in 2019 - Sabbatical

Bonita will be taking a break from running our own courses in 2019 to focus on writing a book.

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Wishing you a nourishing and fruitful 2019.

"Intro to Permaculture" session

February 6, 2019 -- 6pm to 8pm.

University of Ottawa, Social Sciences Building room 8003.

This Intro to Permaculture session with Bonita is hosted by OPIRG and UOttawa Learning Garden.  The session will focus on helping an OPIRG group start an Indigenous garden.

For more info, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/2223962744301959/

Talk: Edible Perennial Polycultures, Mimicking Forests & Permaculture Design

Check out the Edible Landscapes: Kingston Home Gardeners Conference on October 27, 2018 in Kingston, ON.  Featuring Diana Beresford-Kroeger, world-reknowned author, medical biochemist and botanist.  Bonita will be presenting on edible perennial polycultures, mimicking forests and permaculture design.

Course: Introduction to Permaculture: Ecological Design & Gardening

Back by popular demand, we are offering our Introduction to Permaculture Course a second time this year on September 15 and 16, 2018.  Register early (the spring course was full two months in advance)!

Garden Tour: Revitalising Food & the Land

We're excited to announce our new garden tour!  On July 29, visit four sites that are growing food and helping to repair/heal the land.  Learn about edible and medicinal plants, market gardening, raising chickens and sheep, sustainable homes, soil regeneration, permaculture design and so much more!

 

Course: Edible Forest Gardens: Designing Perennial Polycultures

We're excited to offer our Edible Forest Garden Course, June 9 & 10, 2018 in Perth, ON.  This course is back by popular demand.  Last year there was a waiting list, so register early to reserve your spot!

Course: Introduction to Permaculture: Ecological Design & Gardening

Join us for our Introduction to Permaculture Course, May 26 & 27, 2018 in Perth, ON.  This will be the 8th year in a row that we're running it!

Workshop: "Working with Nature in the Garden: Permaculture Principles & Design"

We're delighted to offer this FREE community workshop on March 13, 2018!  Co-hosted by Just Food and Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation.  Please join us :)

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