Permaculture Workshops
Whether you're a seasoned permaculture enthusiast or just beginning your journey towards a more ecological lifestyle, these workshops promise to inspire, educate, and rejuvenate your connection with the Earth.
You will participate in a hands-on workshop and learn the fundamentals of designing a resilient ecosystem, cultivating organic gardens, and creating regenerative landscapes. Connect with like-minded individuals who share your passion for sustainability.
UPCOMING Workshops
UPCOMING Workshops
SATURDAY, 28 March 2026
2 - 5 pm
Price: 20 Euro
🌱 Introduction to Permaculture Workshop – Learn Sustainable Gardening at Munay Forest Garden in Waldbröl
In this hands-on permaculture gardening workshop, you will learn how to design and care for a garden that supports biodiversity, healthy soil, and sustainable food production.
✨ In this workshop you will learn how to:
Design a permaculture garden with the right plant selection for stable ecosystems
Improve and naturally regenerate soil health
Save water and grow healthy, abundant vegetables using simple sustainable gardening techniques
Using many practical examples from Ellen’s Munay Forest Garden, you will discover how permaculture principles can be applied step by step to create a self-sufficient, resilient, and low-maintenance garden.
Whether you are a beginner or already interested in permaculture, food forests, and regenerative gardening, this workshop will give you the knowledge and inspiration to start transforming your own garden.
🌿 Extra Bonus:
During the workshop, you will also have the opportunity to purchase or pre-order selected vegetable plants, allowing you to start your own permaculture vegetable garden at home.
Discover how permaculture gardening can bring more biodiversity, healthy food, and joy into your daily life.
IN COOPERATION WITH THE VOLKSHOCHSCHULE OBERBERG
SATURDAY, 4 July 2026
9:30 - 12:30 am
Price: 20 Euro
🌱 Workshop: Perennial Vegetables & Permaculture in Waldbröl
In this hands-on perennial vegetable and permaculture workshop, you will learn how to design and maintain a garden that supports biodiversity, healthy soil, and long-term food production.
✨ During the workshop you will discover:
Which perennial vegetables grow well in temperate climates
How to combine and care for perennial plants so they thrive for many years
How perennial vegetables improve soil health, soil life, and garden resilience
How deep-rooted plants help create a stable and productive permaculture garden ecosystem
Unlike annual crops, perennial vegetables require less work and fewer inputs, while providing reliable harvests year after year. They are a powerful step toward self-sufficiency, regenerative gardening, and sustainable food production.
Through many real-life examples from Ellen’s Munay Forest Garden, you will see how permaculture principles and forest garden design can be applied step by step to create a low-maintenance, productive, and biodiverse garden.
🌿 Extra Bonus:
During the workshop you will also have the opportunity to purchase or pre-order selected perennial vegetable plants, allowing you to start your own permaculture vegetable garden or mini food forest at home.
Come and experience how perennial vegetables, permaculture, and forest gardening can transform your garden into a vibrant, resilient ecosystem.
IN COOPERATION WITH THE VOLKSHOCHSCHULE OBERBERG
SATURDAY, 29 August 2026
9:30 - 12:30 am
Price: 20 Euro
🌿 Workshop: Introduction to the world of Edible Forest Gardens - Permaculture Workshop in Waldbröl
In this workshop on permaculture and food forest design, you will learn how to sustainably design and cultivate your own garden.
✨ In this workshop, you will learn:
How to create an edible forest garden modeled on nature – a living system that provides food and habitat for humans, animals, and plants
How the different forest layers – trees, shrubs, herbs, vegetables, and groundcovers – work together harmoniously to create a stable, fertile ecosystem
How to establish a mini food forest even in a small space and observe increasing biodiversity within just a few months
The core principles of permaculture and first steps for planning a low-maintenance, resilient garden
🌱 Extra Bonus:
During the workshop, you will also have the opportunity to purchase or pre-order plants to lay the foundation for your own permaculture vegetable garden.
Dive into the world of permaculture, food forests, and sustainable gardening and discover how to make your garden vibrant, diverse, and future-ready!
IN COOPERATION WITH THE VOLKSHOCHSCHULE OBERBERG
How do I design my permaculture vegetable garden? - not planned yet -
In this workshop, I will show you how to create your own permaculture vegetable garden. We will look at concrete examples from my own garden to understand how you can practically apply the principles of permaculture. You will learn which permaculture plants work particularly well together and which plants are especially suitable for permaculture. My garden will also demonstrate the important role animals play in the system and how they help naturally maintain and regenerate the soil – just like certain plants.
Additionally, you will learn how to promote biodiversity with simple methods, optimize water management, and achieve a sustainable harvest.
Through practical examples, you will see how to create a self-sufficient and low-maintenance system in your own garden – ideal for benefiting from a healthy and sustainable harvest in the long term.
Saturday,
9:30 - 12:30 am
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