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Permaculture 101
February 17 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Free**Not an AMN event, but counts for continuing ed hours!**
Join us on Saturday February 17 from 1-3pm for an engaging and informative experience remediating a small piece of compacted clay soil using permaculture principles.
Whether creating an abundant garden or rehabilitating an ecosystem, you’re going to need healthy soil. We all know there is no shortage of compacted degraded soil in south Louisiana.
Join us on Saturday January 17, 1-3pm, with Brock Barker for an engaging and informative experience remediating a small piece of compacted clay soil at Atelier de la Nature. We will discuss and demonstrate methods of reducing compaction, increasing organic matter, allying with soil microbiology, and using principals of ecological succession to aid in the recovery of degraded soil. Understanding and implementing a few simple methods will have our gardens and wildlife habitats flourishing in a snap.
About Brock Barker:
Brock Barker was raised as an outdoorsman in the marshes and forests of south Louisiana, where he developed a love for the natural world, especially plants. Having studied horticulture at university, he has worked a myriad of plant related jobs including nurseries, landscaping, a horticultural therapy program, teaching permaculture design courses, and is currently working as a consulting arborist. Brock’s biggest project for the last 16 years has been developing a 10 acre homestead which serves as personal garden of Eden and educational space for numerous volunteers and workshops.
Brock’s formal education in horticulture mixed with years of homesteading experience make his classes and workshops an insightful and fun experience.
THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED