For those who already have earthen plaster experience, we will be trying out two advanced decorating techniques, stenciling and polychromatic plasters. We will be doing both raised and dropped stencils, as well as coloring a 15’ by 9’ wall with multiple colors. Joshua Klyber has been a contractor working with earthen plasters and paints for about 5 years. He enjoys bring the natural world of clay and lime into people’s homes. Loving to experiment with new techniques and recipes, he brings a fresh, innovative and knowledgeable approach to his workshops.
Compost Maintenance (bin-deconstruction, building, and dispersing)
Composting is one of the most important practices for learning how to create a closed-loop system, teaching us to rethink the term ‘waste.’ Learn how to manage and maintain a seasonal compost, including techniques and methods (windrows, bins, tumblers, worms), materials used (carbon, nitrogen), resourcefulness (sourcing materials), and how to identify when your compost needs some extra assistance (additions, temperature monitoring, aeration, turning). How insects, worms, microbes, and bacteria aid in this process will be covered as well. Lastly, we will be getting dirty, so please dress appropriately. All materials provided.
LGL has started planting a food forest as a nature inspired, peripheral garden-walk around the grounds. Come learn how to build a soil guild around fruiting trees and shrubs with sheet composting techniques, and successive layering of plants that provide a host of complementary, and mutually beneficial effects, known as a “plant community,” or guild. All materials provided.
Self-Organizing Teams are the new paradigm for collaborative learning and leadership. Eliminate hierarchical systems and replace them with truly democratic models of working together. We look at a family, a village, and a community as a team where everyone has gifts to share. TrackersTEAMS principles come from a place you would not expect, the high-tech world of software development. Truly innovative software developers leave hierarchy behind and celebrate getting work done well and quickly with common effort. They call this model Agile Teamwork. With the blessings of our elder and internationally renowned team consultant Diana Larsen, we have combined the awareness of ecology with agile teamwork principles for a highly effective way of getting things done. We call it Natural Agile Teams. TrackersTEAMS helps you foster sustainability in both learning and working. As we work through our year we take on core routines of facilitation and find that coming together generates better communication and healthier results. While many models sound great on a whiteboard or flip chart, Natural Agile Teams yields results tested by some of the most successful collaborative entrepreneurs and companies today.
Fungal relationships greatly enhance the drought tolerance and nutrient availability within a garden. Today, we will be inoculating mushrooms into the soil of the food forest corridor to enhance our effectiveness and yield in creating this garden. We will be discussing different types of mushrooms that can be included in permaculture gardens and some of the qualities of each of these varieties.
Corporate leaders want us to act like consumers, not citizens, so we can leave the act of governing to them, while we happily vote with our dollars. They also manage to get us to THINK corporate, even when WE think we’re acting rebellious. We the people are mostly fractured and confused. Life itself is at stake. Learn how to change the way you think and speak about corporate rule. It’s even FUN, believe it or not!
