Designing Land That Nourishes Humans and Earth
Schedule
Sun Nov 09 2025 at 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
7719 Chicago Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910, United States | Silver Spring, MD
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This workshop is an introduction to using permaculture site analysis to design ecologically thriving landscapes in urban areas.Sustainable culture requires a permanent form of agriculture, one that mimics nature’s patterns and cultivates universal ethics.
By tapping your local natural resources (sun, wind, water, soil, flora and fauna, slope) you can design a productive ecological habitat that contributes to your food, energy and water security.
In this workshop you’ll learn how to assess a site’s opportunities and challenges to reveal how you can generate beneficial relationships between water catchment, gardens, woodland, and nutrient cycles - in your yard or in your neighborhood.
When: 10.30am to 12.30pm, Sunday, November 9th 2025
Where: Montgomery College Food Forest, 7719 Chicago Ave, Takoma Park, MD, 20912
Cost: $25 (we have a limited number of free spaces so pls reach out if this price is too high for you)
This workshop will cover the following:
• Observation Sensory Exercise (outdoors)
• The Design Process
• Site Analysis, local natural resources & conditions - Team Exercise (outdoors)
• Mapping site condition layers
• Permaculture Design Strategies
• Site Assessment; Opportunities & Constraints - Team exercise
This workshop will include outdoor practicum and a hands-on sketch exercise.
***Please bring a an 8 1⁄2” x 11” plat/survey/site plan/areal photo of your property or a site you’d like to design***
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Where is it happening?
7719 Chicago Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
