Calendar for Renaissance Farms Permaculture
Courses and Events at Renaissance Farms Permaculture
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[…]
Join us for a fun weekend of building tent platforms on the farm for our students and guests to use. We’ll use materials taken from the waste stream and purchased locally to make several tent platforms of various sizes. These offer a great off-the-ground spot for folks to pitch their tents or yurts while they’re[…]
You read that right – Barn Razing. The 1980s cattle barn here on the farm has been dying by inches since before we bought the place in 2011. It has finally come to a point where it must come down for safety. We’ll be hiring a man lift for the weekend to dismantle the front[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
This Permaculture Design Course is ideal for folks who aren’t able to get to our Summer Intensive. This is the perfect opportunity for farmers to take this Permaculture Design Course. It’s designed as a night course for one full month. Classes meet Monday-Friday evenings from 6pm to 9pm. There will be a two-day on-farm practicum, and[…]
This is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in learning about sustainable living and creating a more self-sufficient lifestyle. The course is open to individuals of all skill levels, from beginners to experienced gardeners. Over the course of four weeks in April, participants will learn the fundamentals of permaculture design, including the use of permaculture[…]
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[…]
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[…]
