Two free events coming up on Sunday and Monday
Waste Less Bonanza, March 20 1-4pm at the Hardwick Elementary School. Join the Swap Sisters for our 2nd annual event all about reducing waste. The bonanza will focus on how to waste less energy and materials by fixing, maintaining, reusing, sharing, repurposing, and coming up with creative alternative solutions. We'll offer a series of short presentations and discussions by community members about fun and practical ways to reduce waste. We'll also have a craft materials swap at the end- bring any non-toxic craft materials that no longer serve your purposes and swap them out for something new and exciting (fabrics, paper, yarn, ribbons, buttons, art supplies...)

Introduction to Permaculture Design, Monday March 21, 7pm at the Greensboro Free Library. Sponsored by the NEK VT Permaculture Group.
Permaculture’- or ‘permanent agriculture’- is a holistic design system making human landscapes more connected, productive, and ecologically regenerative.
While practiced at scales varying from balconies to broad regions- its origins are in its application to small farms, homesteads, and land-based, community-oriented, micro-enterpirses.
Join with grower, builder, and professional farm designer Keith Morris to explore how permaculture design can be used by anyone in the community to better cooperate with the ecosystems and communities they depend on to be more productive and resilient. We’ll introduce a process for thorough site analysis and long-term (even intergenerational) site design and planning, and explore some specific techniques and scale neutral systems.

NOT JUST FOR PROPERTY OWNERS- But you will learn simple techniques for making maps and doing thorough site analysis for your property- whether small yard or large acreage.

Oct 19, 2024, 10 to 11 AM

Oct 19, 2024, 7:30 to 9 PM

Oct 23, 2024, 10 AM to 12 PM