Permaculture Weekend: Ayurvedic Agroforestry
with Spencer Nielsen
February 7 - 9, 2020
Description
From the context of ecological design for healthy humans and healthy food systems, this workshop will explore the foundations of each Ayurveda and Agroforestry, then utilize Ayurvedic wisdom to learn how to design and tend place-based edible ecosystems.
Using elemental approaches to maximize health and balance, this workshop focus on rejuvenation and explore plants from the dual lenses of Ayurveda and agroforestry that can benefit people and the land.
From the constitution of landscapes to permaculture plant guilds, we will spend our time observing and engaging with the orchard ecosystem. We will explore pruning through the lens of the gunas as it pertains to plant growth.
Basic plant propagation, including grafting, will also be covered so that students gain skills to create in- ground nurseries of abundance. The role of Yoga and sattvic living as a whole will be addressed as they pertain to permaculture regenerative agriculture.
Topics covered:
- – Integrated agroforestry from a permaculture approach, including plant guilds and whole systems design
- – Elemental perspectives on landscapes
- – Doshas and their higher forms
- – Tree selection – with attention to Ayurvedic diet
- – Gunas as they relate to plant growth
- – Pruning and grafting fruit trees
- – Ayurvedic herbal medicine
Daily Schedule
Saturday
6-8am……………. Satsang: Silent meditation, chanting and lecture
8-10am………….. Yoga Class
10am…………….. Brunch
11-1pm…………. Permaculture Theory
2-6pm…………… Permaculture Practice
6pm………………. Dinner
8-10pm…………. Satsang: meditation, chanting and lecture
Sunday
6-8am……………. Satsang: Silent meditation, chanting and lecture
8-10am………….. Yoga Class
10am…………….. Brunch
11-3pm………….. Permaculture Theory & Practice
3pm………………..Departure
Teacher
Spencer Nielsen is a guide to Nature inside and out, in the wild lands, gardens, and consciousness. He is a permaculture designer and educator based in Fairfax, California. He has studied Ecology, Environmental Education, and Eco-Social Design, as well as Permaculture, Yoga, Qigong, Ayurveda, Daoist medicine, and Planetary…
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