JP Culinary Students Work with JP Permaculture On a two week rotation, students from the Jasper Place Culinary 10 program will be working in the food forest courtyard and in the greenhouse to collect and grow food for their program, which inevitably ends up bellies of student and staff. Below are some pictures of the [...]
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9 Sep
Clubs Day
The Jasper Place Permaculture Club When I first started at the school in February of 2010, almost immediately, I set out to start the JP Permaculture Club. For the last year and a half, this club had been the source of most of the projects and success we’ve had. Meeting once a week, students are [...]
28 Apr
Compost Tea
A Delicious Concoction of Bacteria and Fungi …your plants will love it. Some of you may remember that last spring, we inoculated the entire courtyard with a mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria solution; so impressed by the flush in plant growth and health was I that I could resist attempting to brew our own version of [...]
14 Apr
“Students learn nature’s self-sustaining ways”
Edmonton Journal Article An article about the Indigenous Permaculture class at Jasper Place High School appeared in today’s paper. Last week the Edmonton Journal’s education reporter, Elise Stolte, visited the JP class; what followed was a great article! Thank you Elise! Screenshot of the Edmonton Journal Article For more on reporter Elise Stolte, check out [...]
22 Mar
CBC Covers Indigenous Permaculture
Indigenous Permaculture Class on CBC Radio Edmonton’s ‘Learning the Path’ Series: In the middle of February, CBC’s Niall Mckenna paid the Jasper Place ‘Indigenous’ Permaculture class a visit; bringing a tape-recorder and a TV camera, here is the first segment of the coverage: JP Students Discuss the Indigenous Permaculture Class (~3:00) Built upon the Aboriginal [...]
15 Mar
Needs & Yields
The Needs & Yields of a High School Permaculture Program It’s in all of our best interests to build mutually beneficial relationships within our communities. One factor contributing to the incredible resiliency of natural systems is the idea that everything is connected; each element and species uses the resources around it (it’s needs) and in-turn, [...]
9 Mar
Verge Permaculture: Supporting Alberta’s Permaculture Movement
Calgary’s Verge Permaculture donates $450 to help support JP Permaculture; Proceeds go towards a school aquaponics system. Rob Avis & Michelle St.Cry-Avis of Verge Permaculture On March 16, Rob and Michelle Avis of Verge Permaculture presented an amazing ‘Intro to Permaculture’ workshop on the campus of the University of Alberta! Hosted by Tad Hargrave and [...]
28 Feb
“Permaculture Program Grows At Jasper Place High School”
West Edmonton Local Covers Jasper Place Permaculture An article by West Edmonton Local journalist, Claire Theobald: Screenshot of West Edmonton Local Article
17 Feb
JP Permaculture Plant List
The Jasper Place Permaculture Perennial Plant List Once again, we at Jasper Place Permaculture, have put in a large order from Richters Seeds. Though,last year’s order focused primarily on edible perennial plants, this year’s order has a focus on plants with a history of use by aboriginal people (many of which are edible). Through the [...]
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