March Permaclub — Seed Starting, Timing & Early-Season Design

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 · Fair Share
Principles in focus: Catch & store energy · Small and slow solutions

March is when design decisions become material. This Permaclub day focuses on seed starting in the heated greenhouse, soil preparation, and early crop planning.

Participants will start seedlings, prepare soil blocks, label and map plantings, and learn how timing, variety selection, and succession planning shape the entire growing season. We’ll discuss how greenhouses function as energy-capturing systems and how early interventions reduce labour and risk later in the year.

Rather than treating seed starting as a technical task, this day frames it as an exercise in restraint, foresight, and care.

You’ll leave with: a working understanding of seed-starting systems suited to cold climates and how early design choices influence resilience and yield.