A three-day course for those interested in sustainable cultivation of crops, vegetables and ornamental plants. You will learn basic principles, soil care, biodiversity support, and cultivation principles. You will practice the knowledge you have acquired on your own permaculture garden plan.
Are you interested in growing crops, vegetables and ornamental plants but you wonder how to be environmentally friendly? In our course, you will learn useful tips and be introduced to inspiring solutions that will help you create environmentally friendly conditions in your garden and contribute to the sustainability of our civilisation.
In this course, you will learn the reasons for permaculture and its main principles. We will also focus on alternative approaches and inspirations in soil care, biodiversity promotion, vegetable rotation and the environmental impact of conventional cultivation. You may already be familiar with many of the practices, though some may be new, but for all of them, we will look at their benefits and why they are important not only for growing vegetables but for the whole garden ecosystem. The goal is to help create permaculture gardens that become islands of life and contribute to the stabilization and preservation of our entire landscape ecosystem. Let’s try doing things differently and be inspired to make the world a better place.
Ing. Jan Winkler, Ph.D. is a graduate of Phytotechnics with specialization in Plant Protection, and General Agriculture at the Faculty of AgriSciences, MENDELU. He works at the Department of Plant Biology at MENDELU as an academic staff member – assistant professor. As part of his teaching activities, he teaches Anatomy and Morphology of Plants, Systematic Botany and Permaculture Techniques. He is also a supervisor of final theses and a supervisor of doctoral dissertations in the field of Plant Medicine. In his scientific activities, he has been the principal investigator or co-investigator of several scientific projects. He has been involved in scientific and teaching activities in the field of botany and phytocenology for a long time. Currently, he is focused on synanthropic vegetation, vineyard vegetation and vegetation of the Anthropocene.
3 days
5 lessons/afternoon (15 hours in total)
22, 23 and 30 May 2025
starting 1pm (5 lessons each day)
The course is held in the ILL MENDELU building Zemědělská 5, Brno.
CZK 3,000
A gift voucher can be issued.
In addition to the acquired knowledge and study materials, participants will receive a certificate of completion.