agriculture & Ecology Course Series · 2011. 3. 18. · a groWing eduCation July 10 – July 16,...
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] SORRENTO CENTRE • Retreat & Conference Centre • A gathering place for al l ! SEEDS AND SOIL – WHERE IT ALL BEGINS May 1 – May 6, 2011 Learn all about developing our personal connections to the gardens where we grow and the world in which we live. • Soil fertility • Greenhouse propagation • Transplanting and harvesting • Farm/garden planning • Heirloom plants • Faith and Farming and the morality of food • Ecojustice • Planting Seeds as an act of faith • Genetically modified seeds • Farming folklore • Gardening techniques CREATION: A GROWING EDUCATION July 10 – July 16, 2011 An introduction to theories and concepts of farming and environmental studies within the context of social sustainability. • Native plant walks • Harvesting techniques • Gardening 101 • Growing herbs and flowers • Faith and farming • Ecojustice • BC food systems • Shuswap ecology • Bird migrations • The writings of Thomas Berry • Greening sacred spaces • Envisioning the future of the farm CELEBRATING ABUNDANCE October 2 – October 7, 2011 Together we will bring in the harvest and reflect upon what the harvest represents to each of us. • Cider pressing • Garlic planting • Cover cropping • Bee keeping • Fall harvest • Heirloom plants • Faith and farming • A history of gardening at the Sorrento Centre • The morality of food and ecojustice • The meaning of abundance • Poetry of farming • The writings of Wendell Berry • Life cycles TO REGISTER FOR A COURSE OR TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE CONTACT THE SORRENTO CENTRE [email protected] • www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca • 250-675-2421 • 1-866-694-2409 • Fax: 250-675-3032 • P.O. Box 99, Sorrento, B.C. V0E 2W0 Agriculture & Ecology Course Series Immerse yourself in a learning community at the Sorrento Centre. Learn about growing food from practical, social and spiritual perspectives. Workshops include time in the field at our farm and time in the classroom for presentations & discussions.
Transcript of agriculture & Ecology Course Series · 2011. 3. 18. · a groWing eduCation July 10 – July 16,...
]SORRENTO CENTRE • Retreat & Conference Centre • A gathering place for all!
SeedS and Soil –Where it all BeginS
May 1 – May 6, 2011
Learnallaboutdevelopingourpersonalconnectionstothegardenswherewegrowandtheworldinwhichwelive.
• Soilfertility
• Greenhousepropagation
• Transplantingandharvesting
• Farm/gardenplanning
• Heirloomplants
• FaithandFarmingandthemoralityoffood
• Ecojustice
• PlantingSeedsasanactoffaith
• Geneticallymodifiedseeds
• Farmingfolklore
• Gardeningtechniques
Creation: a groWing eduCation
July 10 – July 16, 2011
Anintroductiontotheoriesandconceptsoffarmingandenvironmentalstudieswithinthecontextofsocialsustainability.
• Nativeplantwalks
• Harvestingtechniques
• Gardening101
• Growingherbsandflowers
• Faithandfarming
• Ecojustice
• BCfoodsystems
• Shuswapecology
• Birdmigrations
• ThewritingsofThomasBerry
• Greeningsacredspaces
• Envisioningthefutureofthefarm
CeleBrating aBundanCe
October 2 – October 7, 2011
Togetherwewillbringintheharvestandreflectuponwhattheharvestrepresentstoeachofus.
• Ciderpressing
• Garlicplanting
• Covercropping
• Beekeeping
• Fallharvest
• Heirloomplants
• Faithandfarming
• AhistoryofgardeningattheSorrentoCentre
• Themoralityoffoodandecojustice
• Themeaningofabundance
• Poetryoffarming
• ThewritingsofWendellBerry
• Lifecycles
TO REgiSTER fOR a COuRSE OR TO lEaRN MORE, plEaSE CONTaCT ThE SORRENTO CENTRE [email protected] • www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca • 250-675-2421 • 1-866-694-2409 • Fax: 250-675-3032 • P.o. Box 99, Sorrento, B.C. V0e 2W0
agriculture & Ecology Course Seriesimmerse yourself in a learning community at the Sorrento Centre.
learn about growing food from practical, social and spiritual perspectives. Workshops include time in the field at our farm and time in the classroom for presentations & discussions.
