Introduction to permaculture and sustainable living
In this week you will get an overview of what permaculture is and how you can live a more sustainable life. How to setup ecological food growing systems for self sufficiency, including several ways to make compost and fertilizers, natural building techniques, how to take care of your health with herbs, how to make natural cleaning products...
This is a practical and fun course in which you can use all your senses.
The venue (permaculture farm Bogata Šuma) is a living example of how you can live more sustainable, how to grow towards self sufficiency in a low maintenance way.
The next courses:
Mon 11 - Fri 15 September 2023 >> Apply
Mon 29 April - Fri 3 May 2024 >> Apply
Mon 15 - Fri 19 July 2024 >> Apply
Venue: permaculture farm Bogata Šuma, Vojnic, Croatia
Costs: € 475,- including 3 healthy & delicious meals a day
Not included: camping (€ 15,- per night), a bed in a room (€ 20,- per night) or renting our shepherd's hut (€ 35,- per night)
> Apply for a spot in this course
On the form you can choose the date.
This week is an immersive program to learn about practical permaculture in real life. What is sustainability, what is permaculture, how did we design our land and our life with permaculture ethics and principles as decision making tools. How to setup an ecological garden for self sufficiency, how to take care of yourself with herbs. It gives you an overview of "all" aspects of living a sustainable and independent life in the countryside.
Subjects that we will cover in this week:
- What is sustainable living,
- What is permaculture,
- Growing food for self sufficiency and setting up ecologic food growing systems
- techniques like
mulching, composting and making natural fertilizers,
- Seed saving, planting, pruning and propagating techniques,
- Natural building techniques: strawbale, cob, wood construction,
- Animals, their functions, food and care,
- Herbal health: finding, collecting, drying and storing herbs, making teas, making tinctures, kitchen herbs, herbal oil,
- Storing & preserving the harvest, drying, cannning, jam, syrup, fermenting: making your own sourdough, sauerkraut and wine making.
Mon 11 - Fri 15 September 2023 >> Apply
Mon 29 April - Fri 3 May 2024 >> Apply
Mon 15 - Fri 19 July 2024 >> Apply
