with Bethany Couture

Be introduced to the amazing world of permaculture, a holistic approach to land and life management. This introductory class will share the core principles of permaculture and some of the ways they can be integrated into our gardens, and beyond. It will share practical applications for urban and rural settings and how to cultivate flourishing, high-yielding ecosystems no matter how much space you have available. We’ll explore sustainable practices such as plant curation, composting, water conservation, and many other permaculture practices. Includes a tour of the HCP permaculture garden to see many of these techniques in use.

$40 HCP Members /$50 Non-Members

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Read Bethany’s Blog – A Gardener’s Guide to Embracing Permaculture

Instructor Bio
Bethany Couture
Bethany Couture is a holistic horticulturalist from Victoria BC. Through her studies, she realized there must be more sustainable ways to cultivate sustenance from the land, which led her down the path of permaculture and wove together her passions for horticulture, herbalism, mycology, self-sufficiency and environmental sustainability. She is the lead steward of the permaculture garden at the Horticulture Center of the Pacific and is the permaculture instructor at the Pacific Horticulture College. She also runs her own horticulture business, Garden Alchemist, which designs landscapes abundant with edible, medicinal, and native plants.