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Green Learning
Ecological Literacy
Events & Special Trips
Green Learning reaches beyond mainstream environmental education with an aim to broaden our understanding of where we live and how we can better live in relationship with all other living beings.
Grow and harvest organic food, tap bigleaf maples, forage for mushrooms, build with cob and keep bees. Learn about wild-crafting and wild foods, learn ways of being and knowing that seek both First Nation’s and earth’s wisdom through ecopsychology and nature- based practices.
Take a sobering look under the “consumer rug” and “business as usual” mantra as we ask open-ended questions about a more life- sustaining, interconnected, and morally imaginative world that most seriously includes looking deeply into our own human nature.
Growing and Wild Harvesting Truf es: an evening talk GLET3871
Combine the enticing aromas
of mature truf es with the heady promise of big pro ts and you can easily understand the allure of Mediterranean truf e cultivation. But, how realistic is this promise in British Columbia? Or, is it possible to head out into the forests of Vancouver Island and harvest your own native truf es? How and where do I nd good, edible, native truf es? At this session, we will explore the answers to these questions and many more.
Facilitator: Shannon Berch. See bio on page 48.
Length: 2 hours
Date: Wed, Feb 11, 2015
Time: 7pm-9pm
Cost: By donation to Growing Young Farmers – Learners must register to reserve a seat
Best to Register by: Wed, Jan 28, 2015
Journey of the Universe: a screening of the documentary by Brian Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker GLET3870
Journey of the Universe tells
the 14 billion year epic story
of the cosmic earth-human experience. Set on the Greek island of Samos, the lm weaves scienti c discoveries in astronomy, geology, biology and ecology with insights from the world’s cultures. Beginning with
the universe and the unfolding of life on Earth, exquisite imagery, provocative metaphors and enlivening musical score invite us to embrace a profound participatory role in the ourishing of the Earth community.
Facilitator: Gertie Jocksch. See bio on page 53.
Length: 2 hours
Date: Thu, Oct 23, 2014
Time: 7pm-9pm
Cost: $15 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Thu, Oct 9, 2014
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Aboriginal Ways of Being and Knowing: Introduction to Coast Salish Culture
GLEL3875
Experience a rich day-long interaction with Coast Salish culture, a complex heritage thousands of years old and deeply rooted in the natural world. This gathering will help foster a deeper understanding of traditional Aboriginal culture, as well as an appreciation for the contributions of Aboriginal ways of knowing within our contemporary culture using
art and storytelling in Coast Salish design, exploring both male and female roles in traditional society, sustainable living practices, traditional land use, traditional foods
and ethnobotany.
Facilitator: Charlene George. See bio on page 52.
Length: 1 day
Dates: Fri, Nov 7, 2014
Times: 10am-4pm
Cost: $155 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Fri, Oct 24, 2014
A Field Guide to Your Wild Side: Exploring Human and More than Human Nature through Ecopsychology
GLEL3872
Ecopsychology seeks to enhance our understanding
of, and relationship with, the wild earth; re-minding us that the personal and the planetary are interconnected at the soul level. We will linger at the con uence of whole systems thinking, depth, archetypal, and transpersonal psychology, and deep ecology to restore our human-nature connection and rekindle an intrinsic compassion for all living beings. Integrating theory with experiential, embodied practice, we will take our learning out onto the land.
Facilitator: Hilary Leighton. See bio on page 54.
Length: 1 day
Date: Sat, Jun 13, 2015
Time: 10am-4pm
Cost: $95 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sat, May 30, 2015
Counselling As If the Earth Mattered: An Introduction
to Ecotherapy
and Foundational Practices
GLEL3873
Explore the theory and practice of nature-based therapies as we
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