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Spring Advanced Permaculture Skills Intensive

Renaissance Farms 126 Company Farm Rd, Barre, MA, United States

This is an opportunity for PDC program graduates to put their education to use. During these two weeks we will work on various projects that incorporate what you learned at your PDC. These may include large or small scale building projects, terraforming projects, planting, rainwater collection and storage, and a variety of projects that demonstrate[…]

$1,250.00 – $1,500.00

Herbal Medicine Making: Sunburn Prevention and Treatment

Renaissance Farms 126 Company Farm Rd, Barre, MA, United States

In this hands-on workshop, we will be talking about sunburn prevention and treatment. Students will be making a natural sunscreen with an SPF of 30 and a soothing salve to use on not only mild sunburn, but also on other mild burns and hot rashes (like diaper rash). Each student will leave class with a[…]

$90.00

Work Party: Market Garden Rehab

Renaissance Farms 126 Company Farm Rd, Barre, MA, United States

Covid really hit our farm business hard. Lost our customers, lost our workforce. We're rebuilding this year and need some help getting on top of the abysmal condition of our market garden so that we can prepare to use it again this season for quick-growing crops (or cover crops) and plan more permanent crops for[…]

Free
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Spring Advanced Permaculture Skills Intensive II

Renaissance Farms 126 Company Farm Rd, Barre, MA, United States

This is an opportunity for PDC program graduates to put their education to use. During these two weeks we will work on various projects that incorporate what you learned at your PDC. These may include large or small scale building projects, terraforming projects, planting, rainwater collection and storage, and a variety of projects that demonstrate[…]

$1,250.00 – $1,500.00

Work Party: Solar Dryer

Renaissance Farms 126 Company Farm Rd, Barre, MA, United States

There is nothing quite as nice as laundry dried in the sun and fresh air. It's also a whole lot more environmentally friendly and economical given the steep rise in electricity. Come and help us put up a large solar dryer (aka washing line) on our farm. I mean, it's YUGE. We're going to make[…]

Free

Weekend Workshop: Pallet Coop and Aviary

Renaissance Farms 126 Company Farm Rd, Barre, MA, United States

Who hasn't seen some funny quip or internet meme about the cost of eggs at the grocery store? Chicken meat prices are also rising. Maybe you're considering raising your own backyard flock and want to know more about how to house and care for your birds. Raising your own birds may not cost less in[…]

$100.00
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Spring Advanced Permaculture Skills Intensive III

This is an opportunity for PDC program graduates to put their education to use. During these two weeks we will work on various projects that incorporate what you learned at your PDC. These may include large or small scale building projects, terraforming projects, planting, rainwater collection and storage, and a variety of projects that demonstrate[…]

$1,250.00 – $1,500.00

Weekend Workshop: Mobile Barn(s)

Renaissance Farms 126 Company Farm Rd, Barre, MA, United States

We're going to be working together to build a mobile barn from an old hay wagon frame and materials taken from the waste stream and purchased locally. The barn will be used to house our Saanen does and will allow us to move them around, along with their fencing, to new areas of pasture and[…]

$100.00
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Natural Building Workshop: Summer Kitchen

Renaissance Farms 126 Company Farm Rd, Barre, MA, United States

Summer kitchens - outdoor kitchens - appear in many cultures around the globe. In some places, outdoors was (and still IS) the only place for a kitchen. Here in North America, they are considered luxury amenities. We all know that food cooked outside over a wood or charcoal fire just tastes better, right? We will[…]

$350.00

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Summer Intensive PDC 2023

Renaissance Farms 126 Company Farm Rd, Barre, MA, United States

Come spend two weeks in the rolling hills of central Massachusetts this summer for a Permaculture Design course offered in the traditional two-week intensive format. 72 hours of theory, further enhanced with hands-on practicum on our 300 acre permaculture farm site. Optional two week intensive add-on. We will use a variety of texts, including Bill Mollison’s Permaculture[…]

$1250 – $1500
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Summer Advanced Permaculture Skills Intensive

Renaissance Farms 126 Company Farm Rd, Barre, MA, United States

This is an opportunity for PDC program graduates to put their education to use. During these two weeks we will work on various projects that incorporate what you learned at your PDC. These may include large or small scale building projects, terraforming projects, planting, rainwater collection and storage, and a variety of projects that demonstrate[…]

$1250 – $1500

Event Series Wildlife Habitat Week

Native Bee Habitat Workshop

Renaissance Farms 126 Company Farm Rd, Barre, MA, United States

We talk a lot about the importance of honeybees, and about conserving their food sources and wild ranges. Sometimes we forget about other native bees who - although they don't make honey - provide a very valuable service to farmers and to wild places. They are under threat by many of the same things that[…]

$100.00
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