Nov 30 2016
Intro to Permaculture

Intro to Permaculture

Presented by Salsbury-Schweyer, Inc at Bit Factory

Please join us for this introduction to permaculture by Sabrena Schweyer of Salsbury-Schweyer, Inc. You’ll learn permaculture’s fundamental ethics and principles, showcase successful examples, and explain how you can learn more about this regenerative design system based on nature. (Akron’s first Permaculture Design Course – a PINA recognized PDC – will be held on alternating weekends, January 7th through March 5, 2017. Details of January’s Permaculture Design Course are here: http://www.eventbrite.com/o/salsbury-schweyer-inc-11258233818 AND here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1265080246855850/ )

Permaculture, as explained by co-founder, David Holmgren:

“Permaculture is a design system for sustainable living and land use. It came out of awareness about the limits of resources, especially the energy crises of the 1970s. The work started between myself and Bill Mollison when I was a student in environmental design in Tasmania. Since then permaculture has spread around the world as a grassroots movement of activists and designers, teachers, land managers—both gardeners and farmers. It’s also connected in to a very broad church of sustainable alternatives in sustainable building, alternative currency, ideas, eco-villages—many diverse areas.

“It started from the premise of looking at the redesign of agriculture using ecological principles, but it extended out from that to the redesign of the whole of society using those principles. ” (2004 interview by Adam Fenderson, originally published by Global Public Media.)

Sabrena Schweyer, FAPLD, co-owner of Salsbury-Schweyer, Inc is an award-winning designer, a writer, speaker and the 2015 recipient of APLD International’s “Leadership in Landscape Sustainability” honor. The firm’s innovative work with sustainability, water, permaculture, and placemaking have led to their inclusion in dozens of national publications, including Organic Gardening, Fine Gardening and the Wall Street Journal.

Networking at 6:30. Program will begin at 6:45.

Mark your calendar for the last Wednesday of each month, invite some friends, and come join the PermacultureAKRON community. Together let’s build a vibrant, resourceful, transformative (permaculture) community.

Admission Info

FREE!

Dates & Times

2016/11/30 - 2016/11/30

Location Info

Bit Factory

526 S Main St, Akron, OH 44311