Willow Way Wellness
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TRANSITION SKILLS FOR EARTH-BODY HEALING
6481 N 63rd St, Niwot, Colorado 80503
303.530.1415
www.WillowWayWellness.com/pc
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Upcoming Events:
PERMACULTURE POTLUCK, MUSIC & PANEL: Introduction to PC and report on Willow Way’s first year
Willow Way’s teaching team, including Zia Parker, Coco Gordon, Jeff Graef, Jim Gibson and Mait Walker will come together to provide an introduction to Permaculture and report on Willow Way’s progress during our first year of working toward establishing a model of Permaculture. Each of these members of our teaching team will share a bit of their expertise, including what we have learned from our mistakes, our triumphs and new directions for the future. Topics will include: ecological building, extending the growing season, wise water use, beneficial uses of Fungi, direct communication with nature --and how these weave into Permaculture design and schemes for building local food security.
Learn about about:
~ Our projects during the first year (see
willowwaywellness.com/blog)
~ Our Natural Weed Control Study, funded by the CSU Agriculture Specialty Crops Program.
~ Our Children’s Permaculture Programs
~ Our Herbal CSA
Potluck at 6:00 pm. Enjoy some great LOCAL music and homegrown food from Willow Way. Bring your main dish, salad or desert. The panel will begin at 7:15
FREE, Monday, February 22, 7-9
pm.at The 63rd St Farm, 3796 63rd St,
(On the first curve South of Jay Road, on 63rd, East side of the road) Boulder 80301
PERMACUTURE DESIGN COURSE
In our 100 hour Permaculture Design Course (PDC), you will learn how to work with the wisdom of nature to create Permaculture designs that conserve water and energy, produce healthy food, regenerate social and ecological systems, build resilience and self- reliance, and save you money.
Instruction will be rooted in hands-on practices at Willow Way Permaculture farm which means being actively involved in the evolution of the projects and the design of a working Permaculture system. We also visit several other local Permaculture sites, and work on community projects. We include organizing & activism tools, body awareness and earth-based spirituality. All these help us “come to our senses” to rebuild our bond with the land and each other.
Our course includes a Core Curriculum and series of diverse Elective Workshops from which you can choose.
WORKSHOPS The workshops/elective courses are also available to the general public. To register call Zia Parker at
303.530.1415 or email
ZiaP...@yahoo.com.
CORE CURRICULUM• Permaculture Principles and Ethics
• Permaculture Design Method
• Observing Nature
• Site Analysis
• Nutrient and Water Cycling
• Designing for Diverse Climates
• Creating Microclimates
• Four Season Gardening
• Ecological Building
• Renewable Energy
• Sustainable Community Design
• Urban Permaculture
WORKSHOPS/ ELECTIVES
• Fruit Trees: Selection,
Grafting, and Care
• Raising Poultry
• Building Soil Fertility
• Multiple Benefits of Fungi
• Low Cost Solar Dehydrators
• The Wisdom of Plants I
• The Wisdom of Plants II
• High Country Wilderness Plant Trek
• Building with Earth Materials
• Hoop Houses and Greenhouses
• Bioremediation with Constructed Wetlands
• Rainwater Harvesting
• Greywater Systems
• Aquaculture
FOR TEACHING TEAM, REGISTRATION and more information, see
www.willowwaywellness.com
or call Zia at
303-530-1415
PROJECT GROW: CHILDREN'S PERMACULTURE PROGRAM
"Children need nature for the healthy development of their senses, and therefore, for learning and creativity."
R Louv, Last Child in the Woods
In this summer program for children ages 7 to 12k we will teach bioregional awareness, the fundamentals of sustainability, and traditional wisdom ways through activities such as:
• Place, Body, Nature: observation, identification, local plant knowledge
• Sustainability: building projects such as a cold-frame, solar oven or solar dehydrator
• Permaculture gardening and pragmatic earth-skills
• Expressive arts: theater, imaginative nature quests, storytelling and crafts
• Animal wisdom: What can we learn from coyotes, hawks, chickens, fish, bees, worms?
Session I. June 14-18, 9 am- 3 pm, $300. Session II. July 12-16, 9 am-3 pm, $300.
Information and material in Session I and II will be distinct and new for those who want to enroll in both sessions. Maximum enrollment: 12, not more than 4 students per teacher.
To register, call Zia Parker at
303.530.1415 or email
ZiaP...@yahoo.com.
For the teaching team, see www.
WILLOWWAYWELLNESS.COM/PC
Willow Way Herbal CSA
We are pleased to announce Willow Way’s Herbal CSA. When you pay for a CSA farm-share up-front before the growing season, you are provided with a weekly share of fresh organic produce throughout the growing season, while lessening the farmer’s risk. Our Herbal CSA shares will be distributed for each season. You may sign up for Summer, Fall, Winter or Spring shares—or all four. Each season’s share will reflect the needs of that time of year. For example, the summer share will include herbal insect repellant along with summer sun teas, skin creams & salves, etc.. The winter share will include herbal massage oil, immune booster teas, medicinal honeys and local beeswax candles, etc.
In our quest to provide a Permaculture model, we aim at growing our fertilizers on our site to maintain a healthy nutrient balance in our soil. We are serious about cutting the petro-calories in each calorie of food.We are not yet certified as organic. However, we do not use any chemical fertilizer or toxic pest controls on our land.
What is a Willow Way Permaculture Herbal Share?
Our Herbal CSA shares provide you with quality herb teas for your table, vibrant medicinal herbal products to keep you healthy, as well as culinary herbs. A share consists of a wide variety of herbal health preparations containing herbs organically grown on our farm. In general, they contain formulas that both enhance vitality and address a variety of common conditions.
We grow herbs that are native or well-adapted here, thus not needing excessive inputs, preferably those with low-water needs. Plants that are well-adapted here will also help us adapt. We also grow local natives that are under pressure from over-harvesting.
Paying for your share now will enable us to move forward with our production plans for 2010. We are so appreciative of your participation. Shares are available now.Sign up for one season-share, at $90. or all four seasons for a 15% discount at $300.One share is recommended for one person. Shares will be delivered to convenient pick-up points around the County.
You can also purchase our current Willow Way Herbals now at Niwot Market.
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