Vermi(worm)composting & Compost Tea Workshop: Decompose, Aerate, Fertilize… and more!

 

Casa Matea & Kitchen Gardens:

Summer Workshop Series

We are Matea Kulic and Jeff Kitchen, two friends with a vision of creating an urban homestead and eco-minded bed and breakfast in Dunbar Village in Vancouver.  The bed and breakfast (Casa Matea) is currently in its first year of operations and with the help of Kitchen Gardens we are now focusing our energy on designing and establishing an edible and productive landscape based on permaculture philosophy.  As part of 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.

For Matea & Jeff's bios visit www.casamatea.ca/aboutus

- 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

- Workshops have a limit of 15 people, so please contact in order to sign up beforehand and confirm that there is still space available.  

Sunday August 7^th 2011

Vermi(worm)composting & Compost Tea: Decompose, Aerate, Fertilize… and more!
- Learn about red wiggler worms and the basics of vermiculture

- Learn how to create your own vermicomposter for indoor or outdoor use
- Learn how to manage and troubleshoot your vermicomposter

- Go through the steps of brewing your own compost tea fertilizer ( for the plants, not for you! : )

- Learn about other uses for red wiggler worms 

- Receive a list of resources for further research and learning      

Sunday August 14^th 2011                                                           

Permanent Agriculture/Culture: An Introduction to Permaculture Philosophy and Design                                
- Learn the root permaculture definitions, ethics, and the branching principles of design

- Learn the basic steps and “tools” of the permaculture design process

- Use CasaMatea as an example for the design process

- Start a permaculture design for your garden/property (big or small)

- Receive a list of resources for further research and learning

                                                   
Sunday August 21^st 2011

Perennial vegetables: beyond rhubarb and asparagus
- An introduction to over 40 perennial vegetables for cool temperate climates (zones 4-6)

- Sample various perennial vegetables such as sorrel, sweet cicely, sylvetta arugula, sunchokes, & more

- Learn where to purchase, how to plant, how to manage, and how to cook some of these low maintenance plants

- Receive a list of resources for further research and learning

Sunday August 28^th  

Gardening Like 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, pollinators and many other plant functions that lead to a resilient and self-governing ecosystem
- Receive a list of resources for further research and learning