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About Event
Join Permaculture Designer Laura Odell for an indoor Intro & Design presentation on suburban organic, edible landscaping. Afterwards, she invites you to a quick tour and HANDS-ON raised bed installation of the suburban site featured in the presentation. The installation will be a combination of hugelkultur and sheet mulching to create raised beds. We will take advantage of the abundant natural materials that are available at this time of year. You will leave this workshop with confidence to start your own edible garden!
During the presentation, Laura will share site assessment strategies and all the tips and tricks she has gained over 16+ years to make starting your own garden as quick and easy as possible.
The presentation part of the workshop will be held indoors. Restrooms and water fountains are available. The second part will be outdoors, as we will briefly tour two example gardens and the site of a future edible landscape.
For the outdoor portion, Attendees should dress appropriately for the weather, wear closed-toed shoes/boots, and bring their own gloves, a snack, and a bottle for water.
About the Instructor:
Laura Odell is a Lawrence native whose life's work is creating beautiful, abundant, and sustainable spaces that benefit all Beings. As a graduate of the Lawrence High & Kansas University Art Departments, she uses Gestalt design principles to inform her landscaping process from design to installation and maintenance. Her degree in Visual Art Education helps her communicate the importance of using strong design features in successful landscaping projects. She is certified to teach K-12 in Kansas and has taught all ages from Pre-K to PHD.
Students often tell her she has a unique ability to explain complex ideas in ways that are quickly & easily understood.
In 2010, she earned her Certificate in Permaculture Design through the Kansas Permaculture Institute with Steve Moring. She apprenticed and taught with Steve up until the year of his passing in 2017. In 2015, she became the Coordinator for PermaCommons Community Garden. In 2016, she joined the team at Low Maintenance Landscape and has since helped hundreds of residential and commercial clients. She currently divides her time between various volunteer activities, private consulting for broadacre & residential permaculture clients, and working with LML.
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