The Dirt Rich School offers extensive, hands-on course work on permaculture techniques to adults. It's for the more mature student or those interested in understanding how working with nature can create more produce with less work. Some of the over abundance is gifted to the PT Food Bank. The property also hosts "Space Twins Provisions" a market garden business that produces seasonal food for the PT Farmer's Market.
GARDENS Farmer/Instructor: Kateen Fitzgerald Contact: thedirtrichschool@gmail.com
- Permaculture Design
- Ethics and Principals
- Water
- Soils
- Plants / vegetables, fruits, herbs, perennials
- Animals - Icelandic sheep, chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys
- Forests
- Invisible Systems
- Appropriate Technology
- Green Building
- Economics
- Community Building
SKILLS
- Fermenting
- Pressing
- Pickling
- Canning
- Drying
- Root cellar storage
- Animal wifery
- Fiber production
For a better look at their robust program go here: [https://thedirtrichschool.org/regenerative-living-mentorship-program/program-overview/]
Website: https://thedirtrichschool.org
Kateen is a valued guest speaker on all permaculture topics and a supporter of the FEED Jeffco program as well as donating food to the food banks.
1463 W Uncas Rd, Port Townsend, WA 98368
