Midcoast Green Homes Lecture – Landscape – Permaculture, Ecological Gardening and Edible Landscaping

Date:

November 2, 2011

Time:

6:00pm

Location:

Evergreen Home Performance, 15 Tillson Avenue, Rockland, ME

Cost:

$0.00 members
$0.00 non-members

This lecture is part of the Midcoast Green Homes Lecture Series, a program of the Maine Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council.  Each lecture in the 5-session series will take place at the offices of Evergreen Home performance located at 15 Tillson Avenue in Rockland, ME.  Although there is no cost to attend, please RSVP to Katye Charette (executivedirector@maineusgbc.org) as space is limited.

Description

Now that you’ve learned about your house as a system with its various technical components, come learn how your house fits in to the larger ecosystem surrounding you. Permaculture is a design system and set of techniques for creating resilient human habitats and healthy ecosystems.  It is modeled on ecological principles and covers a wide range of design areas including food production, shelter, energy, water, culture and economics.  The easiest way to frame permaculture is in terms of landscape planning and management.  Think edible landscaping with the great-grandchildren in mind.  Imagine designing gardens as whole ecosystems that integrate house with landscape and people with place.  We will discuss permaculture as wholistic landscape design and management, and we will examine a case study of a young edible forest garden.

Presenters

Jesse Watson/Midcoast Permaculture Design

Bill Errickson/Conscious Elements+Singing Nettle Farm

The USGBC Maine Chapter recognizes ReVision Energy, The Sunrise Guide and Evrgreen Home Performance, whose generous support has made this series possible.  Thank you!