Educational Program 2016

We work with local organizations like Butte College Sustainability Resource Center, the Organic Vegetable Project of Chico State University, Fungi Perfecti, Redwood Seed Company, Grub Education and others to provide classes, hands-on workshops, Intensives & Permaculture Design Courses.
Our main goal in our educational program is to provide a safe container where participants get to come into leadership and share tools with others.
Here is what we have on the works for this 2016. Click in the image or title of the class/workshop & it will bring you to more details.

Butte college classes

hands-on workshops

permaculture design courses

BUTTE COLLEGE
​Workshop Series 2016

Butte College Chico Center- Student Lounge

​If you are new to Permaculture & would like to learn a good bunch about Design these are your classes. The Butte College Chico Center opens its doors to all community members & College members so we can all share during 6 evenings all the basic topics of permaculture.
Learn more by clicking here..
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PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATION COURSE 

Chico State University Farm. Chico -  CA
​March 12th-20th
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Learn Permaculture Design with us & get inspired and skilled up for creating abundance in a world out of balance, with solid design skills and techniques. Don't miss this chance of earning your Permaculture Design Certification while being in this beautiful Masia just 1.5hr outside of Barcelona in the countryside. 
This is an intensive 9 day course and so in order to get your certification you would have to assist all 9 days.

This course has presentations, chats, group dynamics, visits to farms & other demonstration places, design group exercises, group presentations & a certification party at the end!

PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATION COURSE
​in Spain

Mas Gras. Callus - Manresa, Barcelona.
Del 8 al 17 de Julio
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Don't miss this change of earning your Permaculture Design Certification while being in this beautiful Masia just 1.5 hr outside of Barcelona in the countryside. 

Camping & other facilities included.

We have discounts for groups ( 3 people or more ) and for those who do early payments.

To secure the course for 500e there is a down payment of 150e needed before March 15th.

ORGANIC FERTILIZERS
​Hands-on workshop

 306 W Lindo Ave Garden.  Feb 28th

Spend a beautiful day with your community learning how to transform materials around you into soil building and nutrient full organic fertilizers that will feed your trees, plants, flowers & herbs while capturing carbon in your soil. Learn more by clicking here..

GOURMET MUSHROOMS Intensive

2604 W Sacramento Ave.
​April 16th & 17th
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Join us for two jam-packed days of hands-on skills in growing edible mushrooms from scratch. 
Learn about Shiitaki, Maitake, Reishi, Turkey Tail, Oysters, Lions Mains, Milk cups & more..

​Learn about their growing properties, natural habitats, ability to grow them at home & in the wild, their medicinal & gourmet properties, teas, meals & how to propagate them into coffee grounds, grain bags, straw bags & log/garden bed inoculations... Learn more by clicking here.

GOURMET MUSHROOMS Intensive

2604 W Sacramento Ave.
​Sept 16th & 17th

Join us for two jam-packed days of hands-on skills in growing edible mushrooms from scratch.
Learn about Shiitaki, Maitake, Reishi, Turkey Tail, Oysters, Lions Mains, Milk cups.. their growing properties, edible & medicinal properties & how to inoculate them into logs, grain & straw bags & garden beds.

MANDALA GARDEN
Hands-on workshop

306 W Lindo Ave Garden. March 12th

Apply Regenerative Techniques while building your beautiful food mandala garden. Apply non dig techniques, companion planting, rehydration techniques, intensive planting, use drought tolerant plants, guilds & perennials. Build soil & nutrients while creating a full producing food garden in a small space. 
Learn more by clicking here..

FERMENTATIONS
Hands-on workshop

306 W Lindo Ave Garden. May 8th

Join us for a delicious day of hands-on fermenting basics - you'll learn how to make everything from krauts to kombucha and kefir too. Learn more by clicking here..

PERMACULTURE ADVANCE Intensive

2604 W Sacramento Ave. April 2nd & 3rd

If you have already done a Permaculture Design Certification Course & are ready for the next step then this is for you. In this intensive you would develop further in the skills of mapping & designing in depth using google earth, photoshop, illustrator & other programs. 

Hands-on workshops payment

Payment for the PDC Course

Sponsors:
CN&R, COOP, The Sustainability Resource Center of Butte College, Fungi Perfecti, Grub education, Redwood seedss, Grub nursery and the Organic Vegetable Project of Chico State University.