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SUMMARY:Vermi(worm)composting & Compost Tea Workshop: Decompose, Aerat
 e, Fertilize… and more!
DESCRIPTION: \nCasa Matea & Kitchen Gardens:\nSummer Workshop Series\
 nWe are Matea Kulic and Jeff Kitchen, two friends with a vision of cre
 ating an urban homestead and eco-minded bed and breakfast in Dunbar Vi
 llage in Vancouver.  The bed and breakfast (Casa Matea) is currently 
 in its first year of operations and with the help of Kitchen Gardens w
 e are now focusing our energy on designing and establishing an edible 
 and productive landscape based on permaculture philosophy.  As part o
 f this endeavor, we would like to invite the community to share in the
  learning process through a series of practical workshops.  Workshop 
 descriptions and details can be found below.\nFor Matea & Jeff's bios 
 visit www.casamatea.ca/aboutus\n- The cost of each workshop is $15, or
  else you can attend all four workshops for one $50 payment, or three 
 workshops for one $40 payment\n- Workshops have a limit of 15 people, 
 so please contact kitchengardens05@gmail.com in order to sign up befor
 ehand and confirm that there is still space available.  \nSunday Augu
 st 7th 2011\nVermi(worm)composting & Compost Tea: Decompose, Aerate, F
 ertilize… and more! - Learn about red wiggler worms and the basics o
 f vermiculture\n- Learn how to create your own vermicomposter for indo
 or or outdoor use - Learn how to manage and troubleshoot your vermicom
 poster\n- Go through the steps of brewing your own compost tea fertili
 zer ( for the plants, not for you! : )\n- Learn about other uses for r
 ed wiggler worms \n- Receive a list of resources for further research
  and learning      \nSunday August 14th 2011          �
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 �             \nPermanent Agriculture/Culture: An Introdu
 ction to Permaculture Philosophy and Design              
                    - Learn the root permaculture def
 initions, ethics, and the branching principles of design\n- Learn the 
 basic steps and “tools” of the permaculture design process\n- Use 
 CasaMatea as an example for the design process\n- Start a permaculture
  design for your garden/property (big or small)\n- Receive a list of r
 esources for further research and learning\n             
                                    
      Sunday August 21st 2011\nPerennial vegetables: beyond rhubarb 
 and asparagus - An introduction to over 40 perennial vegetables for co
 ol temperate climates (zones 4-6)\n- Sample various perennial vegetabl
 es such as sorrel, sweet cicely, sylvetta arugula, sunchokes, & more\n
 - Learn where to purchase, how to plant, how to manage, and how to coo
 k some of these low maintenance plants\n- Receive a list of resources 
 for further research and learning\nSunday August 28th    Gardening Li
 ke the Forest: An Introduction to Edible Forest Gardening - Learn how 
 to plant a beautiful, low maintenance, and productive garden of eden (
 big or small) - Learn about plant guilds and companion planting using 
 perennials - Explore dynamic accumulators, nitrogen fixers, pollinator
 s and many other plant functions that lead to a resilient and self-gov
 erning ecosystem - Receive a list of resources for further research an
 d learning\n\nFor more information visit http://villagevancouver.org/e
 vents/vermi-worm-composting-compost-tea-decompose-aerate-fertilize-and
DTSTART:20110807T193000Z
DTEND:20110807T213000Z
CATEGORIES:dunbar, village, workshop
LOCATION:Casa Matea - www.casamatea.com/contact
WEBSITE:http://www.casamatea.com
URL:http://www.casamatea.com
CONTACT:please use e-mail
ORGANIZER;CN="Jeff Kitchen":http://villagevancouver.org/profile/JeffKi
 tchen
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