When working with sustainability and resilience getting the most of what you are given is a must. Especially natural resources.
Last year we were working around “gathering and storing natural resources” one of the twelve permaculture principles. The main natural resource we were working with for the Work Camp was water.
This year the focus will be on biodiversity and recreating a garden. We are in a global biodiversity crisis and Denmark is one of the poorest countries in Europe talking about wild nature. A lot of our butterflies and wild small animals are under pressure and more than 1800 different kinds in Denmark are endangered because they need a place to stay and to find something to eat.
Wild gardens are beautiful. Easy to cope with and full of natural life. It will indeed help our nature, which already is under pressure. We are going to recreate a garden with a focus on biodiversity. We will make better conditions for the butterflies and the insects and create wild living places in the garden. It is not enough food for insects but places with branches, and stones in a corner, are important for life in nature.
We will plant bushes and flowers. Create high wooden boxes for our spices and maybe a nice corner for a cup of coffee or tea.
You should expect to be outside every day and work with garden tools. For instance, you will be digging and moving soil, working with smaller power tools, reworking garden infrastructures, and building smaller constructions for catching, transporting, and storing water.
We believe in being very aware, green, and organic in our thoughts and talks, and in our way of living at the school. There will be a lot of different jobs to do with this focus. There may also be maintenance to do on former Work Camp projects/constructions.
All projects will focus on environmental and green solutions.
During camp, we will take time to debate sustainability and resilience. You will be introduced to permaculture, its ethics, and its principles. We will be having conversations about sustainability and permaculture- not only as an environmental issue but on all levels - including sustainability among people and cultures.
Please be prepared for practical work for 6-7 hours a day.
There will be two camp leaders who are former students from the school, and different work leaders to teach you how to build and work.