Earth care, ecological resilience
"Help Your Garden & Mother Earth: Simple Strategies for Soil-Building, Carbon Sequestration, Cleaner Groundwater & Biodiversity" Talk
March 8, 2020 -- 11:00am to 12:00pm.
FREE! Perth Seedy Sunday.
Where: 6787 County Road 43, Perth, ON.
Are you interested in fostering a healthier ecosystem in your garden and helping to address climate breakdown? In permaculture, we look to the living world as our guide. Learn simple strategies that "work with nature" to add organic matter to the soil, sequester carbon, protect groundwater, promote biodiversity, and do less work.
My Forthcoming Book
Embers of Hope: Embracing Life in an Age of Ecological Destruction and Climate Chaos.
An excerpt from my forthcoming book is available in the latest issue of the Permaculture Design Magazine! Check out your favourite eco-friendly bookstore, your library, or order it online.
Introduction to Permaculture Course: Ecological Design and Gardening
May 23 & 24, 2020 -- 9:00am to 5:30pm.
Where: Perth, ON.
Are you:
- Seeking an engaging learning experience and practical knowledge to apply to your land, work, community and life?
- Interested in growing food, taking care of the water and soil, sustaining your livelihood, building community, and deepening your relationship with Mother Earth?
- Wanting real-life examples of what is possible in a cold climate, in rural, suburban and urban settings?
"Help Your Garden & Mother Earth: Simple Strategies for Soil-Building, Carbon Sequestration, Cleaner Groundwater & Biodiversity" Talk
February 8, 2020 -- 9:30am to 10:25am.
FREE! Almonte Seedy Saturday.
Where: 500 Almonte Street, Almonte, ON.
Are you interested in fostering a healthier ecosystem in your garden and helping to address climate breakdown? In permaculture, we look to the living world as our guide. Learn simple strategies that "work with nature" to add organic matter to the soil, sequester carbon, protect groundwater, promote biodiversity, and do less work.
Making Space for What Matters
Scaling back can nourish what is meaningful to us, rather than deprive us.
In the last few years, our garden has been growing fewer veggies. This summer, I charted the sun and shade at two-hour intervals during the day, roughly one month before the solstice and two months afterwards. In late August, our garden looked like a woodland with dappled sun. Most of the beds had four or two hours of sun. No wonder the tomatoes have not been looking happy.
Heartwood Herbal Gathering
When: July 19-21, 2019.
Bonita is delighted to present two workshops at Heartwood:
- Edible Forest Gardens for Medicine, Food, and the Earth (July 20).
- Learning from and Connecting with Our Plant Friends (July 21).
For more info or to register, visit: http://www.heartwoodgathering.ca/
"Intro to Permaculture" session
February 6, 2019 -- 6pm to 8pm.
University of Ottawa, Social Sciences Building room 8003.
This Intro to Permaculture session with Bonita is hosted by OPIRG and UOttawa Learning Garden. The session will focus on helping an OPIRG group start an Indigenous garden.
For more info, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/2223962744301959/
"Edible Perennial Polycultures, Mimicking Forests & Permaculture Design" Talk
Edible Landscapes: Kingston Home Gardeners Conference
October 27, 2018 -- Kingston, ON
Featuring Diana Beresford-Kroeger, world-reknowned author, medical biochemist and botanist.
Bonita will be presenting on edible perennial polycultures, mimicking forests and permaculture design.
Garden Tour: Revitalising Food & the Land
Sunday, July 29, 2018 -- 10am to 5:15pm.
Where: near Smiths Falls, Perth & Westport, ON.
Cost: $59, includes HST.
Buy your tickets now! (There was a waiting list in previous years.)
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