TopLeaf Farm – The Convergence http://permacultureconvergence.com Building Resilient Communities Mon, 25 Sep 2017 01:53:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 http://permacultureconvergence.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-permaculture-convergence-norcal-logo-32x32.png TopLeaf Farm – The Convergence http://permacultureconvergence.com 32 32 New Systems for Urban Agriculture http://permacultureconvergence.com/new-systems-for-urban-agriculture/ Mon, 25 Sep 2017 01:53:04 +0000 http://permacultureconvergence.com/?p=5632 Today more people live in cities and they have inherited poor design and crumbling infrastructure that needs to be maintained, Their is also a lot of possibilities with the new systems being built. What does it take to turn some of the cities problems into solutions and how do we convert these landscapes, buildings and infrastructure into ones that are regenerative and living? In this session you will be exposed to innovative solutions of growing more food in the city while building ecology and creating a culture that is equitable. We will engage in a discussion and interactive exercise to determine the solutions that lay before us and the steps it will take for us to get there.

Learn and discuss innovative solutions to build ecology and grow food at scale within the urban sector while helping to breakdown the cultural walls that separate us.

Presented with visuals, interactive exercise and discussion. Breaking down the walls that divide and how these are compounded in the urban environment through the designs we have inherited, how these patterns are unconsciously reinforced in the PC community. Participants will gain a collective perspective, assessment of where we are at and some ideas of the steps to get us to where we might need to go, a collective discussion of where do we need to go.

Saturday Oct 7| 9:30am| Solar Panel

Presented by Benjamin Fahrer, Rodney Spencer & Jonathan Youtt

 

 

]]> Benjamin Fahrer http://permacultureconvergence.com/benjamin-fahrer/ Wed, 23 Aug 2017 23:58:50 +0000 http://permacultureconvergence.com/?p=5587 Benjamin Fahrer has become well known for his ability to read the landscape and recognize natural patterns to help build ecological landscapes and farms. He has a BA in Ecological Design and is a registered Permaculture Research Institute/TAGARI instructor since 2006. He has lead and facilitated over two dozen PDCs and numerous courses and workshops worldwide. A US Delegate at Terra Madre in 2006 & 2008 and IPC9 in Malawi, Africa, Benjamin has managed high profile projects while building his capacity for teaching and growing. He is now translating these land and life lessons into the urban environment in California by starting Top Leaf Farms, a licensed contracting company that designs, builds and operates urban farms with a focus on a innovative rooftop farming and ecological services.

2017 Workshop:New Systems for Urban Agriculture

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