Program
Permaculture Design Principles explained during the following subjects
During the morning, starting 8h30:
Rhythms of Agriculture:
- Farming practices:
- Farming with the 4 seasons
- Crop rotation and animal rotation (sheeps and goats)
- “Return of surplus”: The construction of terraces and "tunnels"
- Permanent biomass harvest from the mountain shrubs (Erica, Cytisus, Genista)
- Farm animals, and manure production: goats, sheep, pigs, chickens, rabbits, oxen
- Hay, perennial grass harvest and fixing carbon in the soil
- Water systems, springs, waterways, tanks, creep "summer dams", community ownership and management
- Trees
- Mulch, poles and fire wood from the pine and strawberry tree forest
- Nitrogen fixing trees
- Tree crops
- Wild useful herbs
- Fires
Hands on, depending on the season:
- Potato harvest and vegetables for lunch
- Making bread in wood fired oven
- Making fresh goat cheese
12h30-14h30 Lunch
Afternoon subjects:
Collective and Culture Rythms
- Building houses with xist and chestnut trees wood
- The conviviality and the works of the “União Progressiva de Chão Sobral” (peoples association)
- "Zone 4&5" The management of the commons land
- The writers and literature in Chão Sobral
- Local trades and business
- Economy “0 waste”
- Handicrafters “live”:
+ Knifes
+ Carpets made with cloth stripes
+ Arraiolos tapestry
+ Treeroots handicraft
+ Medronho, spirit, liquors
+ Xist, souvenirs
http://www.chaosobral.org/produtos.htm
Inscriptions:
- 30 euros
- Contacts: joaovox @ yahoo . com or 96 96 80 009
- Minimum 4, maximum 10 participants
Restaurants nearby:
http://chaosobral.org/ficar.htm
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