BO4132 Permaculture 2
This course focuses on how energy flows through natural systems, creating bio-geographical climate types and global weather patterns. Students learn about analogue climates, renewable energy systems, appropriate technology and permaculture design strategies specific to various climate types. Students explore the ways that water management and agroforestry are crucial to climate stabilization. Emphasis is on permaculture strategies for water management in rural or urban systems – water movement (swales), water retention (ponds, cisterns), purification and wastewater management (grey-water systems). A lab component introduces keyline systems and earthworks, practical ways of assessing slope in the landscape and techniques for trapping and storing energy on site. Winter tree pruning and grafting techniques are also introduced.
Prerequisite
BO4131 and admission into holistic landscape design program