From the organizers:
Bessemer Food Connection is a symposium for food consumers, food producers, and those who make food and government policy. Consumers will learn about local food benefits and nutrition, producers will learn about permaculture, grants, GAP, value added products and other resources, and city and county officials will learn about the economic and health […]
Tracy Britnell will discuss basic principles for developing an Edible Forest garden with a focus on creating plant guilds. Plant guilds are similar to “companion planting”. A guild consists of many different species that serve different functions and purposes. These species work together to create a mutually beneficial environment. The workshop will look at a […]
Hosted by the Eldenbridge Institute: Permaculture is a holistic design science that is based in the observation of natural systems, with a goal to create regenerative systems that support human communities sustainably. This fall, the Eldenbridge Institute is hosting a Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) class starting the last weekend of August and running on six […]
Join to hear Scott Church (Human Factors Engineer/Veteran), Brian Humphrey (Organizer for Plant Strong Living), Ryan Hoskins (Food Security Promoter for EAT South), Jayme Oates (of Farm Scape Solutions) and Chris Gore (Organizer for Path to Permaculture) talk about their paths towards permaculture and growing a community network. Learn how five uniquely different individuals became […]
Blount County in Alabama is the state’s Solar Home Capital. There are, at minimum, 11 solar homes in the county and that number is growing. See 5 of these solar homes (a standard home retrofitted for solar, an underground home, a straw bale home, a dodeca-yurt home, and a clerestory home), a variety of garden […]
Join the Eldenbridge Institute for a fall Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) class starting the last weekend of August and running on six alternating weekends through the beginning of November.
Permaculture is a holistic design science that is based in the observation of natural systems. It goal is to create regenerative systems that support human communities sustainably over […]
Hosted by the Alabama Permaculture Network:
A 12-week Permaculture Design Course (PDC) held in Somerville, AL, every Saturday April 4th through June 20th, with May 16th as an off day. The first day of class, which is an introduction to Permaculture, is free to the public.
March 21st is the registration deadline. The course is $500, which […]