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SUMMARY:Field Trip to See a Permaculture Nursery, Small Farms, and a C
 oHousing Project
DESCRIPTION:Learn about plants that can enhance food production at you
 r neighborhood, community, or farm\n\nCost: $10-15 per person, dependi
 ng on attendance; bring a sack lunch\n\nRegistration: Seating is limit
 ed, therefore, advance registration is required. Contact christy.shi@g
 mail.com to register.\n\nTrip Leaders: Olivia Bearden 704-488-7093 and
  Gordon Peck 704-402-0621\n\nThe main purpose of this trip is to explo
 re visit Useful Plants, a permaculture nursery located near Black Moun
 tain. Useful Plants Nursery grows and markets the plants necessary for
  individuals and communities to grow their own nutritious and deliciou
 s food while contributing to the ecological regeneration of their bior
 egions. While there, you will also have the opportunity to visit other
  parts of the EarthHaven EcoVillage:\n\nGateway Farm, one of the more 
 technically complex farms here and home to two of the more brilliant p
 eople in western NC\n\nImani Farm, a small beef and dairy farm\n\nYell
 owroot Farm, a small 2-field biodynamic operation largely growing vege
 tables\n\nVillage Terraces, a cohousing neighborhood and one of the la
 rgest buildings on the land\n\nThe Council Hall, one of the most inter
 esting buildings on the land (the floor is 100 % recycled marble and w
 ood with a lot of geometry encoded in it).\nI\nn short, permaculture i
 s a way of incorporating food production into existing landscapes. The
  concept goes much further, however. Bill Mollison, co-originator of t
 he concept of permaculture, defines it as: “[a design system] based 
 on the observation of natural systems, the wisdom contained in traditi
 onal farming systems, and modern scientific and technological knowledg
 e. Although based on good ecological models, permaculture creates a cu
 ltivated ecology, which is designed to produce more human and animal f
 ood than is generally found in nature.”\n\nFor more information visi
 t http://slowfoodcharlotte.org/events/field-trip-to-see-a
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CATEGORIES:field, trip
LOCATION:Leave from Davidson Town Hall; head to Black Mountain
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CONTACT:704-488-7093
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