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‘Introduction to Permaculture’ Gardening Course
This weekend course is ideal for you if you want to start growing your own fruit, vegetables and herbs in a natural, ecologically friendly way. It covers the basics of permaculture design as well as demonstrating practically how to transform your backyard or plot into a lush productive food system.
Courses are offered at Kuruma near Worcester, about an hour’s drive from Cape Town.
Areas covered: Compost Making and Soil Life; Sheet Mulching; Vermiculture; Chicken Tractors; Water Strategies and Irrigation including Swales; Permaculture Design Principles including Zoning and Sectors; Planning and Planting different beds/areas; Nursery Work including Sowing, Transplanting, Soil Mixtures and Propagation; Seed Saving and Storage.
Cost: R950
The price above includes course fees and two lunches (Saturday and Sunday).
Accommodation in the form of four self-catering cottages (Kuruma Farm Cottages) is available on the farm where the course is offered. Please contact Celeste for inquiries: celeste@kuruma.co.za / 079 504 9512
Course dates:
18 to 20 March 2016
15 to 17 April 2016
13 to 15 May 2016
Schedule: 6 pm – 8.30 pm on Friday (incorporating bring-and-share meal); 7.30 am – 5 pm on Saturday ; 7.30 am – 2 pm on Sunday
What to bring: Hat, sun cream, gardening gloves (optional), containers for plant materials, seeds you may have to share; favourite permaculture / homesteading / gardening book.
For further inquiries please contact us.
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