Education

Principles

1. Observe and Interact

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

2. Catch and Store Energy

"Make hay while the sun shines"

3. Obtain a Yield

"You can't work on an empty stomach"

4. Apply Self-regulation and Accept Feedback

"We reap what we sow"

5. Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services

"Let nature take its course"

6. Produce no Waste

"Waste not want not", "A stitch in time saves nine"

7. Design from Patterns to Details

"Can't see the woods for the trees"

8. Integrate rather than Segregate

"Many hands make light work"

9. Use Small and Slow Solutions

"The bigger they are the harder they fall", "Slow and steady wins the race"

10. Use and Value Diversity

"Don't put all your eggs in one basket"

11. Use Edges and Value the Marginal

"Dont' think you are on the right track just because it is a well beaten path"

12. Creatively Use and Respond to Change

"Vision is not seeing things as they are, but as they will be"

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Mushroom Cultivation

Course Type:

Specialist

Summary:

This course looks at the significant role fungi play in the cycles of life and how they enhance the environment. Hands-on practical activities give participants skills in cultivating mushrooms suitable for small spaces. You will be able to take home a shiitake-inoculated log and oyster mushroom-inoculated straw. Stanmer Park, Brighton, BN1 9PZ. See website for full details: www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

Dates and times

Dates:

5 May 2012 - 6 May 2012

More dates and times information:

9.30am–5.30pm

Teachers

Bill Knight

Venue information

Earthship Brighton

Location

Stanmer Park

Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 9PZ

United Kingdom

Booking and further information

Cost:

£80-£185.

Address:

Stanmer Park, East Sussex BN1 9PZ

Telephone number:

07746 18 59 27

Website:

http://www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk

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