workshops at wheaton labs in 2018 and beyond!

 

We're planning some epic events for 2018! And we'd like some feedback.

annual events
Currently, we are thinking these will be annual events, and the webpages will updated as soon, though as of this post might still be showing 2017 event information.

wheaton labs pdc (permaculture design course):  https://richsoil.com/pdc.jsp

wheaton labs atc (appropriate technology course):  https://richsoil.com/atc.jsp

rmh workshop jamboree (rocket stove mass heaters):  https://richsoil.com/rmh-workshop.jsp (note: we are not having a jamboree in 2018 )

past events and ideas
It helps to have some place to start, to know what has been done, or already suggested.

2013 workshop suggestions and brainstorming:  https://permies.com/t/30140/permaculture-projects/select-workshops-attend

2013 rmh workshops:  https://permies.com/t/27026/rocket-mass-heater-workshops-October

2013 farmstead meatsmith workshop:  https://permies.com/t/27027/permaculture-projects/Farmstead-Meatsmith-Workshops-Oct

2014 and 2015 workshops: https://permies.com/t/29959/permaculture-projects/workshops

2016 smaller workshops:  https://permies.com/t/56573/permaculture-projects/Permaculture-events-Wheaton-Labs

2016 pdc & atc:  https://permies.com/wiki/54447/permaculture-design/Wheaton-Labs-Permaculture-Design-PDC-&-ATC

"permaculture adventure" ideas (experiences that take any where from an hour to a day):  https://permies.com/t/55707/permaculture-projects/Choose-adventure-Wheaton-Laboratories.

Wow, that's a lot to go through! I'll list a few that had the most votes back in 2013, one per post below. Plus a couple that were just suggested during the recent rmh jamboree.

Please upvote your favorite idea! Feel free to add a new idea, too. One idea per reply post please, so folks can upvote.

Idea from 2013:  Earthworks, Hugelkultur, tefa and lemon trees in Montana. Probably one week.

Idea from 2013:  how to build a solar cart; installing a permanent solar panel; heliostats / solar tracking; batteries; inverters; fresnel lens. A week.

from 2013:  food forest, polycultures, guilds, intro to gardening. Four days.

From 2013 *and* from our recent jamboree:  Finish plasters and artistic cob. Week.

From the jamboree:  finish plasters and milk paints or natural finishes. Long weekend in January or February.

From the jamboree:  natural build of a skiddable (or tiny house) cabin. Build in the wheaton labs rmh-heated shop in February. Roundwood frame, strawbale, cob, all might be used.

From the jamboree:  food preservation:  fermentation, canning, food dehydrating. Long weekend.

From 2013 (sort-of): Paddock Shift, Skiddable Coop, and Farmstead Meat-Smith for Poultry: 7 days