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Sustainable Homestead Food Skills

December 10 - 14, with Nov. 18 & Dec. 15 options

LOCATION : TBA

Nanaimo / Cedar and south,

Vancouver Island

Instructor :

Carol Wagner

COURSE SUMMARY

Welcome to Sustainable Homestead Food Skills, a five-day intensive workshop, with Carol Wagner and one of our most important classes! Revolutionize food security planning by increasing your knowledge and capacity to be self-reliant. Dry foods have the highest nutrient retention, and last 10 years or longer if properly stored. Foods dried at low temperatures retain almost all their nutrients while taking up very little space. Money doesn't grow on trees, but jam does! Learn to preserve local excess fruits, veggies and nuts, and those apples under your neighbour's tree will never go to waste again. Processed food doesn't have to be bad for you, when you do it yourself! Yummy and low environmental impact food at a price you can always afford. Environmentalists, self-reliance seekers and hikers unite!

Carol is part of a group in the process of developing an ecovillage in the South Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada. The ecovillage will be a model of sustainable land use and will feature public outreach and education as included goals. She has completed her Permaculture Design Certification and Permaculture Teacher Training Certification and is a well known speaker at many of today's leading conferences.

COURSE COMPONENTS

Grey Water: Nutrients and Management (Half-day Workshop)

11:00 am – 2:00 pm, Sunday, Dec 10th, Brown Bag Lunch

~ Carol Wagner

Composting & Plants (Morning Workshop)

9 am - 12 noon, Monday, Dec. 11th

~ Carol Wagner

Harvesting & Drying Techniques for Food (& Mushrooms) (Three Afternoons)

1 - 5 pm, Mon. to Wed., Dec 11 - 13th

~ Carol Wagner

Student-run Project Design Session

1 - 4 pm, Monday, Dec. 11th

~ Teaching Assistant Facilitator: TBA

Sustainable Eating

9 am - 12 noon, Tuesday, Dec. 12th

~ Carol Wagner

Wild Foraging: Research Training with a Master Gardener

9 am - 12 noon, Wednesday, Dec. 13th

~ Carol Wagner

Project Design Mentor Session

6:30 - 9:30 pm, Wednesday, Dec. 13th

~ Carol Wagner

Food Storage for Emergency Preparedness & Self-sufficiency: What should I have on hand and how long will it last? (Storage Methods)

9 am - 5 pm, Thursday, Dec. 14th, Brown Bag Lunch

~ Carol Wagner

Possible Gaia Stewardship Class & Hike - TBA

TBA 9 - 11am, Dec. 15th or 16th

COST:

Students & Public: $325

INCLUDED IN THIS WORKSHOP (Optional - available on WAIT LIST, until confirmed):

Tales from Off the Grid… Living the Life (Full-Day Workshop)

9 – 5 pm - Saturday, Nov 18th, Brown Bag Lunch

~ Mandala Kowal, Carol Wagner, Jan Steinman& guests

(9:00 - Students Welcome – Intern Facilitator / Greeting)

10 – 11:30 – Jan Steinman – Lifestyle Examples & Options - Overview

11:30 – 1:00 - Carol Wagner – Living the Dream – Reasons & Reflections

1:30 – 5:00 – Mandala Kowal – Self-reliance in the Sierra Madre Mountains

RELATED WORKSHOPS (that may interest you)- By Waiting List ONLY!

Possible Student-organized field trip - TBA

TBA 10 am - 4 pm, Dec. 15th - 16th

Off the Grid Living (Six-day Intensive)

9 am – 9:30 pm - Saturday, Nov 18th – Friday, Nov 24th, session times vary

~ Mandala Kowal

Permaconcepts (Half-day Workshop)

2 – 6 pm - Wednesday, Nov 15th

~ Instructor: Christina Nicolic (2 - 5 pm)

(Open potluck discussion: 5 - 6 pm)

Backyard & Container Growing (Evening Workshop)

6: 30 – 9:30 pm - Wednesday, Nov 15th

~ Instructor: Christina Nicolic

Understanding Healthy Soils (Evening Workshop)

1 - 4 pm - Thursday, Nov 16th

~ with Christina Nicolic

Student Potluck Dinner

4 – 6 pm - Thursday, Nov 16th

Smart Plants: Perma-Uses

1 – 5 pm - Friday, Nov 17th

Permconcepts students present their Model (1 – 2 pm)

~ Carol Wagner (2 – 5 pm)

OTHER DETAILS

Check back here for additional information, like student-posted hikes, discussion topics, design-team & study buddies, and teacher office hours or fee-for-service public consulting times.

Outside Resources

To be announced.