Permaculture for Ecological & Social Transformation: an introduction
Sep 22 2010 7:00 pm
Sep 22 2010 9:00 pm
Join Lisa DePiano, local farmer, activist and educator, for an
introductory conversation about the transformative power of
permaculture.
Permaculture is a design system that provides for human needs while increasing the health of the ecosystem. It gives us a lens to observe and assess what is happening in the natural landscape and use those principles to design food, buildings and communities that work together to use less energy and produce higher yields. Students will walk away with a framework for understanding the connection between social and ecological health as well as a process for designing solutions that come from being able to "read" a landscape.
Permaculture is a design system that provides for human needs while increasing the health of the ecosystem. It gives us a lens to observe and assess what is happening in the natural landscape and use those principles to design food, buildings and communities that work together to use less energy and produce higher yields. Students will walk away with a framework for understanding the connection between social and ecological health as well as a process for designing solutions that come from being able to "read" a landscape.
