A one-day practical and hands-on workshop in Millarville where students will learn the fundamentals of permaculture theory and be introduced to some useful tools and design methodology for creating healthy and sustainable homes, gardens and communities. 

In this four day watershed restoration course, Craig Sponholtz, will teach you to transform eroding gullies and barren landscapes into lush islands of native vegetation that are not only aesthetically pleasing, but capable of feeding people, livestock and wildlife.

Learn to design and implement sustainable water-harvesting systems for your home, landscape, and community. This course is taught by Brad Lancaster, a dynamic teacher, consultant and author of the award-winning, best-selling books Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond.

Learn to design solar greenhouses to provide fresh and organic food year round with minimum energy and input. This course is taught by Jerome Osentowski, director of the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute in Colorado. He has over twenty years experience designing and maintaining passive and active heated solar greenhouses suited to cold-temperate climates. 

A unique opportunity to learn from internationally acclaimed author and teacher Toby Hemenway! Toby is the author of Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, which for the last seven years has been the BEST-SELLING permaculture book in the world.

Become the smartest person you know when it comes to soil, compost and compost tea! We are thrilled to be hosting international expert Doug Weatherbee (The Soil Doctor) for the 2nd year in a row - the only course he is teaching in Canada this year. 

Learn how the SPIN-Farming system, which is now being practiced by a growing corps of urban farmers across the U.S. and Canada, can be used to create a high-income garden or improve your current operation. 

A one-day practical and hands-on workshop in Medicine Hat where students will learn the fundamentals of permaculture theory and be introduced to some useful tools and design methodology for creating healthy and sustainable homes, gardens and communities.