New Classes
Sharon December 9th, 2009
Aaron and I are trying to organize our classes from the old, haphazard method of handling them (ie, “So, you want to do something with gardening?”) to a more systematic method for a number of reasons. That is, we want to run classes more or less consistently around the year, with a schedule, so that someone who wants to take, say Adapting-In-Place has some idea when we’ll be offering it.
Right now, together we offer three classes together - Farm and Garden Design, Adapting in Place, and the new class for people not yet fixed in a spot “Making Your Place. All classes are offered online and asynchronously, ie, you don’t have to be online at any particular time. I also teach food storage, and Aaron has made noises about teaching a water class – on water wise growing, rainwater cachement, greywater and other water issues.
But I’m curious – are there other classes that you’d like see? For people dealing with getting ready for climate change and peak oil, what would be worth taking for you, if anything, besides our regular offerings? We’ve thought of some, but don’t know if there’s an audience. We’ve thought about advanced AIP, beginning livestock, an AIP-with-kids class, a “understanding the whole long emergency class” in which we try and figure out how the whole energy/financial/climate mess is interconnected. But I suspect you all have better ideas than we do. What would you like to see?
BTW, just a reminder for anyone interested we will be running the “Making Your Place Class” (which is probably going to get a different title, but we’re still hashing it out) from January to mid-February, and “Farm and Garden Design” from mid-February through March, if you are interested. Cost of each class is $180, but we also do have scholarship spots available for low income participants. Please email me at jewishfarmer@gmail.com for more info.
Thanks,
Sharon