Come join us as we learn from Brad in a classroom setting, and also on Saturday in both the classroom and in the field.
We will be meeting at the Token Creek Eco-Inn, at 3919 Gray Rd, DeForest/Windsor, off Hwy 51 north of Madison.
The workshop will run from 9 am to 4:30 pm on Saturday, October 8, with a simple lunch included for all.
Two levels of payment for the workshop are available.
This is an honor system based on your income and what you deem you can honestly afford for this opportunity to learn from Brad.
Level 1 Payment: $85
Level 2 Payment: $110
Workshop registrants are invited to attend Brad’s talk the evening before the workshop — for no additional charge.
Although no two hands-on workshops are completely alike, here is a general description of what to expect:
EARTHWORKS: How to Plant the Rain (and Other On-site Waters) to Grow Sustainable Abundance
In order to better see the whole and our place within the hydrologic cycle, each earthworkshop begins with participants learning the Water-Harvesting Principles; basic watergy facts; integration of sun, water, and community; oasis zones; how to think like a plant; and various earthworks strategies. We then assess the site, identifying water resources and watersheds, asking and answering relevant site-specific questions, and testing our observations with simple tools. Equipped with a deeper understanding of the site and its water, we then place and create water-harvesting earthworks, guided by the Principles, key integration techniques, and the goal of living within the site’s sustainable water budget. Depending on the site, typical earthworks created in an workshop can include infiltration basins/rain gardens, one-rock check dams, contour berm ‘n basins/swales or boomerang berm ‘n basins, and terracing. Time and resources permitting, we will plant guilds of vegetation within/beside the earthworks and view a presentation of earthworks from around the world.
Please contact Kate Heiber-Cobb of Sustainability On Stilts for more details &/or to register: seventhheaven@mailbag.com. Or call Kate at 608-213-2230 with questions.