Thinking Beyond the Honeybee: Designing for beneficial insects and other creatures with permaculture
An introduction to permaculture (an ecological design system) history, ethics and principles and application in creating habitat for beneficial insects; discussion of ecological systems and how they support the creatures that are vital to health of plants in nature or gardens. Slide presentation to illustrate creating a sustainable edible forest garden from the ground up (no pun intended!).
Soil and wetland science; Environmental horticulture (UConn. 1980)
Landscape Design Certificate (UConn, Bartlett Arboretum, 1988)
Permaculture Design Certificate (2008)
New Haven County Agriculture and Community Resource Development
Agent for UConn. Cooperative Extension System 1980 to 1985,
Owner/operator of The Hidden Garden greenhouses, Bethlehem, CT. 1985-2011
Consulting soil and wetland scientist; currently at Northwest Conservation District 1985-present
Founding Director of CT-NOFA and Bethlehem Land Trust
Interim Adjunct Instructor: Southern Connecticut State University in
Environmental Design; 2013
Adjunct Instructor: University of New Haven in Wetlands Ecology 2015-2017
Guest-lecturer in Permaculture, at The Graduate Institute, Woodbridge, CT.
Northwest Conservation District presents:
Thinking Beyond the Honeybee: Designing for beneficial insects and other creatures with permaculture
An introduction to permaculture (an ecological design system) history, ethics and principles and application in creating habitat for beneficial insects; discussion of ecological systems and how they support the creatures that are vital to health of plants in nature or gardens. Slide presentation to illustrate creating a sustainable edible forest garden from the ground up (no pun intended!).
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About Presenter: Cynthia Rabinowitz
Soil and wetland science; Environmental horticulture (UConn. 1980)
Landscape Design Certificate (UConn, Bartlett Arboretum, 1988)
Permaculture Design Certificate (2008)
New Haven County Agriculture and Community Resource Development
Agent for UConn. Cooperative Extension System 1980 to 1985,
Owner/operator of The Hidden Garden greenhouses, Bethlehem, CT. 1985-2011
Consulting soil and wetland scientist; currently at Northwest Conservation District 1985-present
Founding Director of CT-NOFA and Bethlehem Land Trust
Interim Adjunct Instructor: Southern Connecticut State University in
Environmental Design; 2013
Adjunct Instructor: University of New Haven in Wetlands Ecology 2015-2017
Guest-lecturer in Permaculture, at The Graduate Institute, Woodbridge, CT.
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