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Grow Your Own Sustainable Vegetable Garden
Rating: 4.5 out of 5(69 ratings)
575 students

Grow Your Own Sustainable Vegetable Garden

The Permaculture Way. The Easy Way.
Created byDaniel de Klerk
Last updated 10/2023
English

What you'll learn

  • Understand and map sectors (climate, geography & other forces) acting on your property
  • Position and design an effective, productive and sustainable vegetable garden for your property
  • Understand basic soil biology and composting techniques
  • Know how to build and distribute compost in your garden
  • Know how to build and plant a sustainable vegetable garden from scratch
  • Understand the basic maintenance requirements of your vegetable garden
  • Gain basic insight into Permaculture and holistic design

Course content

3 sections16 lectures2h 17m total length
  • Welcome0:51
  • Zones: Lesson 18:29

    Apply what you have learnt:

    1. Create a base map and map out your zones


    Get the most out of this course:

    1. Check out (even print out) the downloadable worksheet for each lesson

    2. Re-watch the video if necessary

    3. Complete the quiz after each lesson

  • Zones
  • Map Your Zones
  • Sectors: Lesson 28:10
  • Sectors
  • Map Your Sectors
  • Design Part 1: Lesson 39:17
  • Design Part 1
  • Design Part 2: Lesson 415:55
  • Design Part 2
  • Design your site
  • Soil: Lesson 516:01
  • Soil
  • Observe your Soil
  • Manage your Sectors

Requirements

  • No experience needed. You will learn everything you need to know.
  • Those with gardening and landscaping experience will learn new concepts from this course.

Description

Growing vegetables is easy, fun, and very rewarding - as long as you know how!


This course is a kick-starter for growing veggies in your own garden, using methods inspired by the revolutionary ecological practice of Permaculture. The lessons can be applied to any site, large or small and are suitable for almost all climates.



What skills will I learn?


  • Learn how to assess your site, and to position and design your garden for the best results.

  • Learn about soil and the soil food web in a practical way, how to build soil and how to make and use compost.

  • Learn how to build vegetable beds, how to plant them up and how to care for your vegetable garden.


You will learn how to grow delicious organic vegetables from scratch!




How is the course presented?


  • The course is made up of a series of short videos, which lead you through a practical step-by-step process from zero, to planting, to maintaining your vegetable garden.

  • You will be encouraged to participate by doing these practical steps yourself in your own garden, after each lesson, so that by the end of the course you will have your garden up and running.



Who is hosting the course?


  • Dan has grown food for 9 years, and has taught more than 200 people the basics of natural food growing in person. Take a look at his instructor bio to learn more.



Is this course for me?


  • Do you want to harvest fresh organic vegetables from your own garden?

  • Do you want to reduce your carbon footprint by reducing your food-transport-miles?

  • Do you want to be guided through a step-by-step process from zero to harvest?


  • If so, then look no further, this course is definitely for you.


Up-skill yourself, make something of your backyard, eat fresh, eat organic, eat cheap, reduce your carbon footprint, save water, understand soil, build compost and create a thriving food ecosystem!

Sound good? Don't wait, sign up and start your food growing journey today...

We’ll see you there!


Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to grow vegetables in their backyard, easily and without chemicals.
  • Anyone who has struggled to grow food or vegetables before and is keen to try again with guidance.
  • Beginner Permaculturists, gardeners or food growers - interested in a simple, sustainable approach to food growing.