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Regeneration & Resilient:
Soil Ecology, Permaculture & Native Plants
(4-Week Online Series)

Embark on a transformative journey from soil to sanctuary in our 4-week Herbal Landscaping course. Delve into the art of growing soil, designing an ecological landscape, and exploring the wild wisdom of weeds. Learn hands-on foraging techniques, wild weed farming, and the integration of permaculture plants. Understand bioregional nutritionals and embrace an ecological nourishment approach. Each week covers essential topics such as the power of soil microorganisms, designing a food forest, and growing enough to feed the whole family. Nurture your personal healing loop by experiencing and assisting herb growth, connecting the forest gardener with the field herbalist. Enrich your herbal knowledge and create a sacred medicine sanctuary with care and intention.

April 3 - 24, 2024

An Ecological Biodynamic & Biointensive Approach

“To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.”
- Mahatma Gandhi

From the soil to the harvesting process, you can learn about herbal landscaping and creating a sacred medicine sanctuary. This hands-on learning includes identifying wild plants, harvesting and the art of wildcrafting herbs, making nutritional preparations, and creating a personal plant project for yourself.

Assisting and experiencing the growth of herbs ensures a personal healing loop between the planter and the planted, a link between a forest gardener and a field herbalist. There is no better remedy than one nurtured with care and intention from preconception to packaging.

  • The Art of Growing Soil

  • Designing an Ecological Landscape

  • Wild Wisdom of Weeds

  • The Art of Foraging

  • Wild Weed Farming

  • Foraging Tools & Techniques

  • Wild Weed – Permaculture Plants

  • Understanding Our Bioregional Nutritionals

  • Ecological Nourishment – Local, Wild, Living

  • A Permaculture, Biodynamic & Biointensive Approach

Week 1

  • The Art of Growing Soil

  • Soil Food Web supports Healthy Plant

  • The Power Behind Soil Microorganisms

Week 2

  • A Permaculture, Biodynamic & Biointensive Approach

  • Designing an Ecological Landscape

  • Designing a Food Forest in 7-Steps

Week 3

  • Wild Weed Farming

  • Wild Weed – Permaculture Plants

  • Integration for Nutrition per acre

Week 4

  • Growing Enough to Feed the Whole Family

  • Wild & Native Edible Foods – Local, Wild, Living

  • Understanding Our Bioregional Nutritionals

“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.”
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Engaging Practices

  • 28-Day Transformation Process

  • Living the Essential Keys

  • Reflections & Insights

  • Interactive Format

  • Buddy Mate for Change

  • Key Lessons

  • Q & A

  • Recorded Sessions for Future Viewing

Registration Details

  • Date: April 3 - 24, 2024

  • Time: Wednesday Evenings
    7 - 9.30 pm.

  • Cost Sliding Scale
    Regular -  $175

    Reduce - $150  for those who find the regular rate beyond their means

    Sponsor - $200  to support those who need to choose the ‘Reduced Rate’
    Plus HST tax

  • Pre-registration is essential for participation. Kindly register at least a week before the commencement date.

Meet your instructor

Shantree Kacera

Shantree Kacera is a renowned international author, teacher, and Earth advocate who has co-directed The Living Centre Eco-Spiritual Education Sanctuary for over four decades. He holds a Ph.D. in Nutritional Medicine and Herbalism and is recognized as a Herbal Elder by the Canadian Council of Herbalist Association.

Shantree's love for the Earth is reflected in his dedication to preserving and cultivating native plants. He is a trailblazer in permaculture and employs organic veganic forest gardening practices. The 50-acre botanical sanctuary features one of the oldest herb gardens in Canada, a unique circular medicinal-wheel forest garden, and a one-km native plant trail that showcases his commitment to living in harmony with the natural world.

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