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178 Facilitator’s Handbook for Permaculture Workshops

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Field activity : Make raised garden beds (Garden Ex. 2)

Method   :  Participatory   field   activity

Tools : See description below and PC Reference Manual

References : PC Book MOD 6 – Home and Community Gardens

Objective : Participants practice making creative raised garden beds

Running this exercise

• From the chosen design, copy and mark out the garden beds to make. Make
  sure that the garden beds are 1-1.5m wide at any point. This is wide enough to
  hold the water and soil but thin enough to prevent stepping on the garden beds.
  Paths are also important and should be wide enough for easy access.


• Create the garden beds. Each bed should be raised to allow drainage and
  bordered with the materials provided.


• If necessary, dig some soil from the paths to raise the height of the garden beds.
  But make sure that the paths will drain easily after heavy rains.

See PC Book MOD 6 – Home and Community Gardens for reference and ideas.

Field activity : Mulch the garden beds (Garden Ex. 3)

Method   :  Participatory   field   activity

Tools : See description below and PC Reference Manual

References : PC Book MOD 6 – Home and Community Gardens;

PC Book MOD 4 - Healthy Soil

Objective : Participants practice mulching garden beds

Running this exercise

• Divide the participants into workgroups, and have each group choose a target
  area for their mulching exercise (i.e. trees, beds, paths, seedlings).


• Ask the participants to identify and collect various local mulching materials.


• Prepare the mulching materials.


• Have the groups apply the mulch at the various locations.

See PC Book MOD 6 – Home and Community Gardens, PC Book MOD 4 - Healthy

Soil, and other exercises in this book for reference and ideas.

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