Edible forest gardens and passive solar greenhouse desing seminar in Viikki
THE EVENT IS BOOKED FULL. There are still free seats in the lecture day in Kerava on Nov 8th. The event info is in Finnish, but the lectures will be held in English.
Jerome Osentowski, the founder and director of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Insitute (CRMPI) in Colorado is arriving in Finland in early November for a tour of lectures and seminars! One of the events will take place in Viikki, Helsinki on Friday Nov 7th at 1.30pm – 5 pm. The seminar introduces us to the design and management of edible forest gardens, that integrate principles of ecology and ecosystems into growing food and creating livelihoods. The seminar also introduces us to passive solar greenhouse design, featuring Jerome’s own greenhouses representing different climatic zones from temperate to Mediterranean and even sub-tropical.
Program
13:30 reception
13:45 opening words
14:00 designing and managing an edible forest garden
15:00 coffee break
15:20 passive solar greenhouse design
16:00 questions, discussion
16:20 presenting the forest garden at Viikki campus
16:45 closing words
The lectures will be held in English. The event is open to everyone interested in the topics above. It is free of cost and includes coffee and snacks. Make sure to reserve your spot by registering via the button below!
Jerome Osentowski is the founder and director of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (CRMPI) in Basalt, Colorado. CRMPI is one of the longest standing permaculture demonstration sites in the United States that has operated over three decades and features several near-net-zero-greenhouses surrounded by and also containing edible forest garden ecysystems, thriving in the harsh Rocky Mountain conditions. He is also the author of a book The Forest Garden Greenhouse, published in 2015.
CRMPI is established in the clayey slopes of the Rocky Mountains and serves as a leading example of how to integrate natural processes, biological resources and cycles of nature into productive edible ecosystems. The seminar in Viikki introduces us to the principles of ecosystemic design and passive solar greenhouse techniques, as well as the practical steps of establishing and maintaining these systems and how those have been implemented at CRMPI.
The seminar is organised by Maaseudun Sivistysliitto/ Ryytimaa- resurssiviisas yhteisöviljely paikallisyhteisöjen turvana – project in cooperation with Taimet ry.
