Sustainable, Edible & Shamanic Gardening Class
Melinda Joy Miller, instructor, incorporates her background in gardening, permaculture and herbology with new technologies in water conservation and healthy soil.
Students will gain invaluable information on the medicinal properties of herbs and flowers as well as hands on demonstrations to plant your very own back yard or container garden.
Melinda Joy's book, Shamanic Gardening: Timeless Techniques for the Modern Sustainable Garden, will be released in the spring of 2011 with Process Media Inc, the publisher of the Urban Homestead.
What will I learn?
* How to install a new garden that assures easy care
* To bring balance in the garden using color and the five natural elements
* The medicinal qualities of herbs
* How to personalize a garden design with the use of shamanic astrology
* The plant guild
* New technologies in water conservation
* Native plants and plants at risk of survival
* Psychology of color and flowers
* How to make healthy soil
* How to grow high nutrition edibles
* A cultural study of herbs used medicinally around the globe
* The basic principles of Eastern garden design
* How to help the planet by creating gardens that are wildlife-friendly by attracting bees, butterflies, and birds.
* Water reservoirs
* To develop special gardens that reflect your needs
and goals of the individual using design psychology
* Garden design that encourages harmony with self and neighbors using shamanic and feng shui principles
* Optimum placement of garden, trees, stones or ponds
* How to influence a harmonious flow of wind
and water
* How to incorporate permaculture into your existing garden
* Fun ways to use herbs in your beauty regime and cocktails
* How to set up container crops using new sustainable techniques
* How to assess positive imprint and various micro-climates
* How to protect garden from heat and wind
* How to place water features using feng shui
* Gain hands-on experience
* Related Field Trips and Practicums
8 Days - See Class Schedule
Tuition: $1,240/group class
$1,690/private class
$200 non-refundable deposit required to reserve
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Note: A shortened version of this class is offered throughout the year. Please check class schedule for details.
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