Village Vancouver Permaculture Blitz @ Aberthau Garden Project

" On 18 April 2015, I was privileged to be one of the participants to the first event of the 2015-2017 Village Vancouver Permaculture Garden Project taking place at Aberthau Mansion. This also happens to be where I spent one of the happiest summers in my life back in 1968, living in what was then a Canadian Forces' officers residence. Nowadays, its gardens, with their micro-system in a world-class urban recreational setting, could offer international visibility and easy accessibility to showcase future permaculture design and demonstration projects for sustainable habitat.
While lots of knowledge, questions and answers were shared with and between participants, it turned out a quite unique way for perhaps fifteen of us to apply the techniques while starting to build a hugelkultur and an herb spiral. In the photo herewith explaining the latter in the background is Grant Watson. A BC-based leading expert in permaculture design, Grant (also seen here in close-up wearing sun glasses next to me) was able to convey and lead patiently and succinctly all through the five hours this 'educational work party'.
A neophyte of permaculture gardening, I was able to learn the basics through an entertaining workout of both the mind and muscles, therefore for me avoiding what otherwise could have inspired a repetitive technical discourse to vent one's constant political pet peeve.
For the anecdotal history buff, I should mention that this new permaculture-inspired garden is located on what used to be among the original single tennis courts on ciment surface in Vancouver."
/Michel Bonin