Step 6: Organize a workparty

We are tremendously lucky to live in a community where the concept of mutual aid is valued. We put out the word, made flyers, and sent emails, about a Sunday workshop at our house to teach each other a variety of skills that could be used in both an urban or rural environment, with little cost and mostly used material. Just our luck, it was raining all day long, however, 15 people showed up in their foul weather gear to help and learn.

Before lunch, we sipped on tea and ate delicious apple muffins that one woman brought, and we learned how to build a raised bed and how to sheet mulch. At the potluck lunch, an organizer from the Portland Permaculture group, lead a discussion on the concepts of permaculture design. After lunch, we learned how to build a cold frame.