Permaculture weekend outing at the Elephant Jungle
Please come and join us for a permaculture weekend outing at the Elephant Jungle.
We want to build mandala gardens, which will be an entertaining and educational activity at the Elephant Jungle, where you can become creative and also meet like-minded people.
A mandala garden is a concept used in permaculture to grow your own food. Mandala garden look fabulous and are a great way to let our garden beds burst out into a riot of living colour, allowing easy accessibility and visual interest. The garden beds are symmetrical and circular arranged and include keyholes for easy access to the plants. Trees, shrubs and veggies will be planted together so that they would support and enhance each other. Such plant systems can improve the natural balance of the veggie garden tremendously. Despite occasionally mulching and composting mandala garden have little maintenance according to permaculture ideas, where the soil is left undisturbed through digging and turning.
Inspired? Then please join us… We will build the planter beds, arrange the footpaths and keyholes, install the water system, mulch, plant trees, shrubs, veggies and sow seeds at the mandala garden. Optional we build a bamboo pergola for climbing veggies as well.
Date : 9 – 10 April 2011 (leaving around 8am on Saturday & would be back around 6pm on Sunday)
We meet at the Elephant Nature Park office 1 Ratmakka Road, T. Phra Sing, A. Muang (Moong Muang between soi 2 and 3 - opposite Gecko books) on Saturday morning 8am.
Cost : 700 Baht (incl. transportation, vegetarian food & accommodation)
Good to bring:
- Sun block
- Cap or hat
- Comfortable closed shoes that can get dirty
- Gloves
- Water bottle
- Rain coat
- Insect repellent
- Long sleeved shirt & trousers
- Towel
- Torch
Please email to info@bring-the-elephant-home.org to confirm your attendance and for more details.
Note: we will be at the Elephant Jungle most of this week, so we probably cannot reply immediately.
Thanks in advance for your kind support!
