About this Place
The Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (CRMPI) is a 501(c)(3) sustainable agricultural education center where ecological gardening, edible landscaping, market farming, forest gardening, horticultural and sustainability skills, and greenhouse design and management have been taught since 1987. CRMPI empowers individuals and communities to become healthy and resilient through sustainable cultivation of abundant foods and natural resources. By providing workshops, courses, internships and a demonstration site, CRMPI has taught over 2,500 students/interns from around the world to practice sustainable living through permaculture. It also provides tours and field trips to the public, giving many insights to the value of permaculture in food sustainability and security.
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Here are some bullet points for each of the topics in the paragraph above:
- Ecological gardening:
- Natural pest control
- Soil health and nutrient management
- Companion planting
- Water conservation and management
- Organic gardening techniques
- Edible landscaping:
- Growing edible plants in your landscape
- Creating food-producing landscapes
- Incorporating fruit and nut trees into your landscape design
- Maximizing food production in small spaces
- Landscaping with perennial food plants
- Market farming:
- Cultivating crops for sale at farmers markets
- Direct-to-consumer marketing strategies
- Crop selection and rotation
- Pest and disease management
- Harvesting, packaging, and transport of produce
- Forest gardening:
- Designing and cultivating food-producing forest ecosystems
- Agroforestry techniques
- Tree and plant selection for food production
- Forest ecosystem management and restoration
- Horticultural and sustainability skills:
- Sustainable growing techniques
- Plant propagation
- Garden planning and design
- Composting and soil building
- Sustainable water management
- Greenhouse design and management:
- Designing and constructing a greenhouse
- Climate control and ventilation
- Crop selection and rotation
- Pest and disease management
- Irrigation and water management