A Creative Leap from Community Gardening
to Wandering in the Woods
Traverse City, Michigan
Shelter and Community, with an invitation to expand our creative minds
through an introduction of Permaculture’s basic and ancient wisdom.
Building a Community Garden or growing your food in your backyard;
Wandering in the Woods–fine-tuning our Nature Awareness and Primitive Skills;
and, to offer simple ways to become more self-reliant and earth-friendly. WHERE: The TC Community Gardens and Art-Farm Workshop,
and the nearby Munson Woods, in Traverse City, Michigan TIME: 9:00 AM until dusk,
This is an all-day affair!
SO, bring a sack lunch and something to drink, and a dish to share for the evening potluck.
(P.S. ZERO-Trash please. Pack it in, Pack it out) COST: $5.00 donation per workshop, thanks!
PLEASE, R.S.V.P. by REGISTERING for the workshops of your choice. Sponsored by: Little Artshram, The TC Primitive Skills Core Group,
The Herbal Alliance of Northern Michigan & Community Garden friends… For more information and registration form:
www.littleartshram.org
231-510-3491
Here’s the mighty wonderful schedule so far…..
9AM-introduction, on-going all day, Permi-Puppet Theater
A family-friendly basic hands-on workshop of Permiculture’s ethics and principles. Pull your puppet troupe together, and join in on a day-long, mini-design Puppet and Mask theater project. Permi-Puppet Theater performances will be presented during our evening potluck and music gathering.
9:30-introduction, on-going all day, Rewilding
Edible plants including a salad mix and teas…Water demonstration of improvised filtering techniques. Also rock boiling, the solar still, the transpiration bag, and more….Debris hut shelter, and other examples…..Friction fire demonstration/workshop.
10-11 AM Gardening for “Squares” with Lou Blouin
This workshop will teach you basic intensive gardening techniques that allow you to grow way more vegetables in less space with less watering and weeding. Through an understanding of soil conditioning, efficient garden planning, and techniques like mulching you’ll learn how to grow a compact backyard garden that’s more productive than you ever thought possible.
10-11 AM Fairy Finding Fundamentals with Nadia & Sonja Daniels Moehle( & David and Amy)
(Re)learn to walk in nature from a child or fairy’s perspective. Create outdoors works of art that disappear into nature. We’ll walk and collect and create. Equipment needs: Imagination.
12 Noon demo, on-going Seed Bomb-makin’
Definition: (noun) Tidy packages composed of seeds mixed with dense, fertile compost, wrapped in a protective coating of mineral-rich clay.
1-2 PM Compost Building and Compost Tea
Always wanted to learn compost? Let Bev Howes help you start your free soil-building system and brew up some tasty tea.
2-3 PM Nature Journaling
Learn a simple book-binding technique with recycled and natural found objects, with a “how-to” cartoon/illustrate as you record and practice the careful study of observing natural patterns.
2-3 PM Family Herbal with by Kathy Bartell
Nature teaches us that plants, animals and people all depend on each other and that all things in nature work together. An herb plant is commonly known as a useful plant for flavoring, tea or medicine. This workshop is focused on herbs and understanding the interdependence and responsibility that they provide. We’ll make a Living Spice Rack & Natures’ Medicine Chest.
3-4 PM The Wonderful World of Soil
with Kirk Waterstripe
4-5 PM Frog Walk
with Steve Lagerquist
4-6 PM Plant Swap
Sponsored by the Herbal Alliance of Northern Michigan. Bring a plant, take a plant….Bring two plants, take two plants….Seed and seedling sharing also.
6 PM until ? Potluck with Puppet Shows and Music-making afterwards!
