June Permaclub — Weeding, Mulching & Mid-Season System Care

Permaclub at Hawkridge Homestead
A monthly day of shared farm labour, learning, and food systems practice.
Participants exchange time and care for hands-on knowledge, community, and—during harvest months—a share of farm produce.

Permaculture ethics: Earth Care · People Care
Principles in focus: Apply self-regulation · Use renewable resources

June’s work is steady and physical. Participants will weed, mulch, build new raised beds, and tend compost systems.

Rather than treating weeding as failure, we’ll explore it as feedback—information about soil health, moisture, disturbance, and timing. We’ll discuss how mulching, succession planting, and bed design reduce future labour and protect soil ecosystems.

This day emphasizes maintenance as a core permaculture practice, not an afterthought.

You’ll leave with: practical strategies for reducing weeding labour and a systems-based understanding of mid-season garden management.