In this two-day short course, sun on Saturday 14th June and Saturday 21st of June, you'll learn how to create a more abundant, easeful and resilient lifestyle in the suburbs! Based on Sustainability Principles, and drawing from the Retrosuburbia concept, this empowering course will help you make the transition to regenerative living. You will learn how to:
- Apply a proven design method to make your place more sustainable
- Incorporate native plants, specifically from your suburb, for the benefit of your family and local wildlife
- Design food growing systems, like 'easy-as' vegetable growing or a home orchard, that match your lifestyle
- Learn how to capture, store and efficiently use all of the water naturally falling onto your site.
- Significantly decrease your energy use (without compromising access or comfort) with clever design and simple hacks.
- Understand how you could work with your neighbors in the community economy.
Who is this course for? This course is for current and future owners and renters who live in a detached home with a backyard in the suburbs. The program is designed for anyone who wants to explore how to live in a more sustainable way without having to move to the country, or with a lot of money. Throughout the course we will be applying ourselves to a real-life case study from the suburbs of Brisbane. Whilst not a full Permaculture Design Course we will be touching on some of the permaculture design ideas.
What does the course look like? We focus the course on four key areas - design, energy, water and food. On day one we'll begin by looking at where we are at now on the sustainability journey, and where we want to go. Then, the site design framework will be introduced, before taking a deep dive into energy use in the home. We'll explore ways to make our homes more comfortable without the need for expensive air-conditioning, plus look at the sustainable kitchen. On day two we get into water - how it moves through the landscape, it's storage and use in the home and garden, including grey-water, tank sizing, natural pool systems and wildlife ponds. In the afternoon we'll do growing food and increasing biodiversity at home. Held at our 31-year-old demonstration permaculture site we'll get hands-on throughout the two days, and you'll get to practice various techniques. The course is structured to provide plenty of opportunities to ask questions. With online material, and mid-week and post course check-ins you'll be fully supported on the journey to a practical permaculture-based lifestyle.
Course Duration and Timing This short course runs across two Saturdays (the 14 and 21 June) from 8.30am - 4.30pm each day. We have morning and afternoon tea breaks and 30 minutes for lunch. In between the two Saturdays you will be given 'homework' which takes up to 1-hour to complete.
Bookings
Bookings are required via Humanitix.
Venue address
Northey Street City Farm, 16 Victoria Street, Windsor
