By Roy L Hales
Permaculture is a way of seeing and thinking that reveals the beauty, balance and patterns in the natural world. In the podcast below, Maria McKenty talks about Permaculture
Maria McKenty talks about Permaculture
Maria McKenty is an enthusiastic Permaculturist on Cortes Island, BC.
She will be teaching two Permaculture classes July 25-27.
Permaculture for Kids (ages 8-12)
Saturday July 26 – 1-4PM & Sunday July 27 – 10 AM – 3 PM
Come and explore the principles of permaculture through fun indoor and outdoor activities like nature walks, drawings, outdoor games, and much more! See these patterns in action in different natural ecosystems and how they relate to human habitats here on Cortes.
Permaculture Foundations (ages 13 & up)
Friday July 25 – 10AM-3PM & Saturday July 26 – 10 AM – Noon
Discover how using succession, stacking, guilds, optimized edge, and energy networks give us a toolkit for creating gardens, farm, homesteads, businesses and communities that are regenerative, resilient and sustainable.
Maria recommends the following links:
- Gaia’s Garden by Toby Hemingway is available through Amazon.com
- Permaculture BC, courses, instructors, resources http://www.permaculturebc.com/
- Homesteading and Permaculture with the largest collection of forums on the nethttp://www.permies.com
- Permaculture Voices weekly podcast-food, gardening, green living, sustainability and permaculture http://www.permaculturevoices.com/
Originally Broadcast on Cortes Community Radio, CKTZ, 89.5 FMAudio from Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from 10:00 – 10:30 am: “Maria McKenty talks about Permaculture”