The weekend will be comprised of 5 mini workshops which can each be attended as a valuable stand-alone experience or as a holistic journey through permaculture, experiencing it from different perspectives. Together, these workshops create a transformative experience that encourages participants to cultivate a deeper and more caring relationship with themselves, their surroundings, and the planet.

Saturday
10am – 12pm Permaculture Design Thinking
Introduction to permaculture principles, ethics and tools and how to apply them to any area of your life. This will include interactive group exercises.

12:30pm – 2:30pm Permaculture Survey Methods
How to use permaculture methods to survey a site before planting. This will include soil tests, deep observation and mapping.

3:30pm – 5:30pm Forest Gardening
Introduction to forest gardening benefits and techniques. We will plant a small patch of forest garden together.

Sunday

11am – 1pm Nature Connection Meditation
Participants will experience a collection of meditation techniques to help them to connect more deeply with nature and with themselves.

2pm – 4pm Foraging Walk
We will discover edible and medicinal wild plants (including trees) growing around us how to use them. We will make a delicious herbal tea from some of the wild herbs we find.