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Pathways to Sustainability -Permaculture and School Gardens
Wild Green Garden Consulting
Wild Green Garden Consulting
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Sustain or Regenerate?• Net positive calories
• Create soil, fertility, diversity, cycle nutrients
• Improve water quality
• Reduce pollution
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• Reduce pollution
• Create habitat for other creatures
• Build community
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Alternatives
• veggie garden
• fruit trees and shrubs
• a child’s garden
• native flowers and grasses, butterfly plants
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• native flowers and grasses, butterfly plants
• edible greens, herbs or tea plants
• space for a hoop house
• a perennial or annual flower bed
Permaculture Ethic
• Care for the Earth– Protect soil, water and forest
• Care for People
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– Take care of ourselves and others without producing or consuming unnecessary material resources
• Fair Share– Set limits to consumption (and reproduction), take only
what you really need and share surplus
Permaculture
A design strategy that aims to integrate all components of the ecosystem in a holistic approach.
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Permaculture Principles
• Observe and Interact• Catch and Store Energy• Obtain a Yield• Use and Value Renewable
Resources and Services
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Resources and Services• Use Small and Slow
Solutions• Use and Value Diversity
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• Create healthy, safe and creative outdoor
learning environments
• Supports school boards, teachers, parents and
students
• Offers funding, resources, research, training
Toyota Evergreen Learning
Grounds
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• Offers funding, resources, research, training
and more to engage teachers and pupils
outdoors
• Since 1993, we have directly supported more
than 3,000 schools and distributed
more than $2.1 million
Why Grow Food with Kids?
Wild Green Garden ConsultingHolyrood School
Potato Garden 2007
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Forest Heights Elementary
Companion Planting 2008
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Little Green Thumbs
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Pathways to Sustainability
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“You can solve the problems of the world in a garden.”
~ Geoff Lawton
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• Consultations
• Permaculture Design
• Workshops
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• Workshops
• Edible Garden Tour
www.wildgreen.ca
