Organic Growers School in Asheville, NC
March Living on the Land Learning Circle
Where:Luke & Macon’s Homestead in Rural Hendersonville, NC
When: Sunday, March 17, 2019 from 2-5 pm
Tour Highlights: Rural land planning, sloped, steep cove and south facing site designing, forestry planning, starting from scratch with big dreams.
Four acres directly next to seven acres of family land, Luke and Macon dream of organic permaculture gardening, water catchment systems, waste reclamation systems, a fruit orchard, bees, chickens, perhaps dairy goats, medicinal herbs, mushrooms – all while sharing the joy with their friends and community for fellowship and education. Aside from building a quick compost bin and working on building soil, they have a total blank slate. The land is a steep Appalachian cove forest, with the exception of a small front lawn and a larger south-facing sunny cleared area with plenty of summer sun.
Develop Land-Use, Site-Design, & Land-Based Observation Skills
Equal parts workshop, site-visit, mentoring experience, gathering of growers, and design session, the Living on the Land Learning Circles will take place monthly (from April to June 2019) on a farm or homestead in Western NC.
Learning Circles are site visits guided by local, land-experienced, and seasoned designer and planner, Brandon Greenstein, the OGS Sustainability Consultant. Participants will be to witness and be part of the land/site assessment in real time and see through the eyes of both the designer and the land-owner.
Each session will tackle a common problem specific to a real-world site with owners who are part of the WNC grower community. Topics covered include water management systems, infrastructure development, renewable energy, hardscaping or earth reshaping systems, common land patterns, and long term sustainability.
Organic Growers School
https://organicgrowersschool.org/living-land-learning-circles-2/
