The Roots of Community Education » Education http://fultonsc.edublogs.org Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:13:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Permaculture Projects http://fultonsc.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/permaculture-projects/ http://fultonsc.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/permaculture-projects/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 07:52:16 +0000 Fulton Scott D. http://fultonsc.edublogs.org/2008/05/21/permaculture-projects/ After an enjoyable May long weekend spent digging flower beds, weeding strawberry patches, and planting a young community of green onions, I am feeling refreshed and rejuvenated and want to stress the importance of including gardening and permaculture projects into the education curriculum.

As I am interested in Project Based Learning, my roommate recently came across this YouTube video that documents a workshop on a spiral design permaculture project that we recently established in our own front yard. I have been thinking that this would be a great project that could be carried out with a group of students in a Practical Applied Arts (PAA) course. It is a relatively inexpensive project to fund and could have a lasting positive impact on the community where it is constructed for years to come. Watch the video and see what you think:

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