Urban Permaculture Farming Around the World: Part 1
Taught by Andrew Faust
Andrew is one of the premier Permaculture teachers and designers in North America with over two decades of experience in the field. His passionate and visionary presentations and curriculum have been inspiring and motivating teachers and students since his days as a high school teacher at a hippie, freak, artist drop-out school, which he graduated from in '86 in Glenmoore, PA.
Andrew lived off the grid in West Virginia for 8 years where he designed and built his Permaculture Ph.D homestead including a 1600 square foot strawbale house. He moved to Brooklyn in 2007 and has been applying his knowledge to the urban landscape culminating in a Permaculture Design Certification course, with over 500 graduates in NYC, which many consider life-changing. He is developing The Center for Bioregional Living in Ellenville, NY with his partner Adriana Magaña as a hands-on educational campus for students, clients and their daughter Juniper.
In this talk, we'll look at some of the best examples and pursuits in growing a diversity of highly nutritious healthy foods within and near to high density urban centers around the world.
Some of the topics covered will include:
- Rooftop gardens and farms
- Integrating rain water, pollinators, fruit trees, nuts and berries in city landscapes
- Creating wild habitat while growing medicinal and culinary herbs
- Intensive greenhouse systems, including aquaponics and mushrooms
- Methods of composting, producing energy and hot water independence and fertilizing in Urban settings while also creating inner city green jobs and greater food security
- Turning wastes into high quality resources
Part 1 will examine Shanghai, Paris, Stockholm, and Berlin, and can be taken in conjunction with Part 2 on May 13 or on its own.
