Country Life Academy
courses & activities at Bogata Suma

29 April - 3 May 2024 at Bogata Suma, Croatia
Introduction to Permaculture

What is Permaculture? Is it "gardening for hippies" or is there more to it?
Living with permaculture ethics and principles and how is this going to save the world?

This week is about how permaculture is a practical method of developing ecologically harmonious, efficient and productive patterns and systems that can be used by anyone, anywhere.

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Monday 21 - Friday 25 August 2023
Course by Jeroen Spijker @ Bogata Suma

Modeling, sculpting and painting in nature

This creative course (for beginners and advanced) teaches you new techniques and views on your artwork. It can be a nice start in moulding or sculpting, and it's definitely a nice atmosphere for outdoor creativity.

You can choose to deepen your techniques in sculpting, moulding or painting, or a combination of techniques. In the second half of the week you can change materials or techniques.

The result: usually people make two clay figurines, one or two paintings, or a stone sculpture in a week.

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Mon 11 - Fri 15 September 2023

Sustainable living and Permaculture week at Bogata Suma

This week is an introduction to what is permaculture and how we do permaculture, sustainable living and self sufficiency here at Bogata Suma.

You will learn about setting up a self sufficient life, skills, planning and designing your food growing systems. What is a food forest and how did we setup ours, 6 ways of composting, how to prune and propagate shrubs and trees. And what do you do with the harvest? We'll speak about storing & preserving techniques, do some fermenting.

This week is also the introduction week for volunteering at Bogata Suma.

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