Dapala Farm Curriculum Opportunities
Gardening techniques
Organic practicum, greenhouses, raised beds, cold frame uses,
Composting and soil building, northern climate plant growing,
successive planting techniques, drip irrigation, Seed collection
and saving, fruit tree planting and maintenance, herb growing,
garden design, marketing produce, permaculture theory and
practice, journaling and record keeping.
Food preparation and preservation
Vegetarian cooking with home grown crops, canning, drying,
freezing, root cellaring, pantry designs and use, walk in coolers
design and use, other food self reliant curriculum.
Domestic water supply
Wells and their uses, surface water uses, developing gravity
feed systems, irrigation and firefighting.
Alternative Energy
Solar power systems, stand-by power generating systems,
energy-efficient housing designs
Wood uses
Wood heat, wood-fired water heating, wood lot, and green belt
management
Homestead organization
Finding and buying rural land, urban to rural lifestyle
adjustments, avoiding/limiting debts, barter trade in local area.
Alternative ownership models
Cooperatives, incorporating, land trusts, cohousing,
retreats, leasing
Creating community
Envisioning, building an extending family, communal
lifestyle, recruiting members, combining resources, consensus
agreements, resolving conflicts