| Online Class: Backyard Permaculture | This six part course will guide students through the process of creating a thriving food ecosystem in their backyard. Among other things, they will learn about companion planting, seed saving and how to maintain healthy soil. When they complete the course they will know how to grow fresh, healthy food for themselves and their family. Why should you create an ecosystem in your backyard? In North America the average distance that food travels to get from where it is grown to where you eat it is 1300 miles. This means that, at best, when you bite into that apple or potato, brussels sprout or corn it is already many days old. Is it still fresh?, hardly. It also means that people are reliant on a national transportation system in order for them to put supper on the table. Think of the difference in freshness and independence that can be achieve when participants are able to step out their back door and pick dinner.
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Course Description This six part course will guide you through the process of creating a thriving food ecosystem in your backyard. Among other things, you will learn about companion planting, seed saving and how to maintain healthy soil. When you complete the course you will know how to grow fresh, healthy food for you and your family. Why should I create an ecosystem in my backyard? In North America the average distance that food travels to get from where it is grown to where you eat it is 1300 miles. This means that , at best, when you bite into that apple or potato , brussel sprout or corn it is already many days old. Is it still fresh?, hardly. It also means that you and your family are reliant on a national transportation system in order for you to put supper on the table. Think of the difference in freshness and independence you achieve when you can step out your back door and pick dinner.
Backyard Permaculture is a six part course guiding students through the process of creating a thriving food ecosystem in their backyard. They will learn about companion planting, seed saving and how to maintain healthy soil. At the end of the course students will know how to grow fresh, healthy food for themselves and their family. The only requirement is a desire to grow healthy food and reduce our impact on the earth and an interest in increasing our self-reliance. After completing the course students will be able to design a backyard permaculture system that meets their needs, both now and in the future, and the needs of all the Lifeforms that a healthy ecosystem depends upon. Backyard Permaculture can be completed in 18 hours, although students are encouraged to proceed at their own pace.
This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this
online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and
CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.
Course Lessons Optional Certificates Awarded - Certificate of Attendance
- Certificate of Class Participation
Certificates awarded by the instructor will vary and are based upon student merit.
Any awards you earn are considered unofficial (or temporary) unless you decide to make the award official.
To make an award official, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and shipping of a hard copy of the certificate as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Transcript Service.
Official awards include a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award you earned for a lifetime (great for employers
to verify your achievement).
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