COLLECTIVE BUILDING SOCIAL RESILIENCE
NURSERY WORKSHOP
Yayyyyyyyyyyy!!!! Casalina is delighted to welcome you to a
NURSERY AND PROPAGATION COURSE
Why this training course?
For regenerative agroforestry projects to flourish, well-designed nurseries adapted to local contexts are needed. At Casalina, we are launching a syntropy project to develop sustainable, productive and resilient agricultural models.
The aim of this training course is to learn how to design, set up and manage a low-budget nursery. We’ll also learn and practice different propagation techniques following the principles of permaculture.
👥 Who is it for?
This training course is for anyone curious to learn more about plant propagation, nursery design and the principles of permaculture.
Whether you are a beginner gardener, passionate about permaculture, thinking about switching careers, or simply looking for meaning and connections, you are more than welcome.
This means you don’t need previous experiences to join. If you are eager to learn, to work together and to enjoy a collective experience in tune with the rhythm of the earth and human relationships, this course is for you!
This training course is also aimed at those who wish to get involved in a social project that fights against rural exodus and desertification. By participating, you are supporting a locally-based collective dynamic that cares for the earth as much as it does for people.
🤲 A collective and lively learning experience
In this training course, we invite you to become part of an enthusiastic and caring community, where listening, solidarity and cooperation are at the heart of the experience.
We believe that we are all on a journey through life, and that everyone has something to share and learn. That is why the training is based on a non-formal educational approach that values collective intelligence, individual experience and mutual learning.
Here, the happiness of each individual contributes to the happiness of the group — and vice versa. Together, we will create a joyful, attentive and inclusive learning environment, where we cultivate plants as much as we cultivate human connections.
About the programme
🧠 50% theory / 50% practice
🛠️ Designing a low-budget nursery.
🌿 Plant propagation techniques: (cuttings, layering, etc.)
💧 Creation of wicking beds (self-watering garden bed)
🌍 Introduction to the principles of permaculture and syntropy
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
🏕️ On-site camping accommodation
🥗 Meals included (local and vegetarian cuisine)
🍷 Alcohol and trip on the last day not included
📍Spinazzola, Puglia
📆 6 to 11 September (arrival on the 5th, departure on the 12th)
5 days of training
1 closing day: collective cleaning day followed by a trip to the beach or a visit to Matera 🏖️🏛️
💶 Prices (Pay what you want and solidarity-based pricing)
Social price: €150
Recommended price: €200
Support price: €250 or more
💤 More comfortable accommodation option: +€15/night (subject to availability)
💬 Money should not be a barrier.
If these amounts are an obstacle for you, please contact us: we will be happy to find a more accessible solution together. For example: in exchange for helping out during the training (logistics, cooking, etc.).
Why is €200 recommended?
This is the rate that allows us to break even. It covers all food costs and all the costs we need to make to make the training happen. Our facilitating team has decided to support the project by not being paid. We will nevertheless cover their transportation costs, which are also included in the general recommended price.
👩🏫 Our facilitating team
🤝 Aurélie
As a former social worker, Aurélie has been exploring the links between permaculture and social change for several years. For three years, she was in charge of the community garden of the Maison Verte et Bleue in Brussels. There, she developed and maintained the garden, led workshops and of course, worked the land. Since February, she is on a french compagnonnage at Les Alvéoles in Drome, France, where she continues to train as a nurserywoman and specializes in designing and growing forest gardens. At Casalina, she shares her human, grounded and socially engaged approach.
🚜 Angela
As a young farmer and leader of the Casalina project, Angela sees agriculture as a political and social act.
With solid experience in the field, she has a concrete and deeply committed vision of land regeneration and human connections. Her energy shines through in the projects she initiates and supports.
🎙️ Bibou
Sound engineer, audio-naturalist and founding member of Casalina, Bibou builds bridges between agroecology, documentary filmmaking and sensitive listening to the living world.
For the past five years, he has been exploring his relationship and sensitivity with the living, questioning our relationships with our environment and training to become a nature guide. He completed his permaculture teacher training in 2024. Bibou brings a unique sensitivity to nature, storytelling and politics.