Spring Permaculture Workshop3
 Session 3 Thurs April 17, 3:30-5:30 pm LongGreenHouse, 5 Chapel Rd
Partnership between Permaculture and Indigenous culture
 Session 3 Thurs April 17, 3:30-5:30 pm LongGreenHouse, 5 Chapel Rd
  Session 2: Thurs April 3, 3:30-5:30 pm LongGreenHouse, 5 Chapel Rd
LongGreenHouse launches its Spring Permaculture Series with a Seed Sowing Workshop Thursday, March 20.
LongGreenHouse is hosting Thursday potluck dinners for members of the neighborhood and community interested in the intersection between permaculture and Indigenous culture, and/or how these combine in the Longhouse model practiced by Wassookeag families.
On thursday, Jan 24, Wassookeag children and family surprised gkisedtanamoogk with a birthday party. Earlier in the week, each child engaged gkisedtanamoogk in conversation designed to discover his likes, passions, and preferences.
Click on the image below to view design plans for LongGreenHouse created by the UMaine Fall 07 Permaculture class, taught by Emily Markides, Julia & Charles Yelton and Joline Blais.
Videos of Permacuture workshop Fall 07 VIDEO #1 : Greenhouse, Swales, Wassookeag Children Overall view of the permaculture workshop VIDEO #2 : 60s Greenhouse Raising the greenhouse VIDEO #1 : 60s Swales Forming the swales
Catherine Martin, internationally award-winning film maker from Nova Scotia visits LongGreenHouse Nov 7-8 as part of a two-day tribute to Rita Joe, Mi’kmaq poet-laureate. Betsy Arntzen from the Canadian-American Center joins the Indigenous Media class onsite to discuss Catherine’s films.
Scott Wilkerson, Director of Stormwater Management at UMaine, paid a visit to LongGreenHouse to assess the flow of stormwater from University parking lots and athletic fields through the site. As a result of meetings with permaculture students and professors, Scott suggested a reclamation plan in which the University would partner with students to design and …
This weekend, Students of Permaculture gathered at LongGreenHouse to design and carve swales, build a 4-season greenhouse, and a 12 foot coldframe.