This weekly course is within ‘Responsibility for Our Creation’ programme. Whether you join for single week(s) or commit to the full Spring 6-week programme, you'll learn to think freely, feel deeply, and see the world with newfound clarity.
What is it?
One with Nature is a 4-day practical immersion into regenerative agriculture, agroecology, no-dig gardening, and agroforestry principles with expert teacher Dario Cortese. Over the week you’ll work directly with soil, plants, water, and landscape systems to understand them as living ecosystems, not just resources to manage. It blends hands-on practice, ecological science, and observation so you learn how nature naturally regenerates itself and how humans can participate in that process.
Who is it for?
This course is designed for people who:
✔ want practical, ecological, and grounded skills in growing food
✔ care about soil health and long-term sustainability
✔ want to learn how humans can work with ecosystems, not against them
✔ are curious about no-dig and regenerative systems
✔ seek connection with nature and Earth-based processes
✔ enjoy learning by doing, not just listening
What you’ll gain in one week
Build systems such as lasagna beds and learn how to design gardens that mimic natural succession.
Practice making bio-fertilisers and working with natural cycles to enhance fertility.
Understand how integrating trees and perennial elements builds resilience and biodiversity.
Learn the basics of planting guilds and multi-layered systems for long-term productivity.
Dates & Duration
June 1 → June 5 (5 days)
Price
€1,500 (one week)
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Cultivating Ecosystems: Agroecology, No-Dig Gardening and Agroforestry
Day 1, Gardening with Living Soil (No-Dig)
Theme Moving from seeing soil as "dirt" (inert matter) to "life" (a collaborative community).
Understanding the concept of soil disturbance and learning to understand when it’s ecologically appropriateThe science The Soil Food Web, the Rhizosphere, and the biological logic of No-Till gardening.
The practice
Observation: The Soil Census. A sensory and empirical analysis of soil health (structure, smell, life forms) via sampling and simple tests.
Action: The Lasagna Bed. Building and planting into a regenerative growing space without tilling, using organic mulch.Day 2: Reading the landscape: Bio-indicators and Water
Theme: Reading the landscape, by observing spontaneous patterns, including weeds, insects and pathogens. Shifting our attitude from "eradicating enemies" to "listening to messengers."
The Science: Bio-indicators, ecological succession, and reading complexity. How "weeds" repair soil imbalances. Understanding the soil-water cycle, the difference between infiltration and runoff, and the "Sponge Effect" of organic matter.
The Practice:Observation: Mapping soil conditions (compaction, pH, moisture) by identifying spontaneous vegetation.
Tracing how water enters, moves through, and leaves the land (identifying erosion lines vs. accumulation zones).Action: Making bio-fertilisers from local resources: Grass LF, Nettle Tea, CalPhos from eggshells and others.
Day 3: Ecosystemic design: Successional Agroforestry
Theme: Recreating our natural habitat, the ecotone or food forest; thus rediscovering our ecological role: not as custodians or managers, but as a beneficial keystone species, part of an intelligent whole.
The Science: Successional Agroforestry (Syntropy), forest stratification, and integrating trees into vegetable systems for resilience.
The Practice:
Observation: Stratification Pruning. Managing light and space in a multi-layered system to allow all levels to thrive.
Action: Planting the Guild. Establishing a tree surrounded by a support community.
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ARRIVAL DAY MONDAY 1 June
DEPARTURE DAY FRIDAY 5 June
Daily Flow
7:15 – Morning Practice (garden meditation, qigong, or yoga)
8:15 – Organic Vegetarian Breakfast
9:00 – Love in Action (communal care for the space and the garden)
10:30–12:00 – Class
13:00 – Lunch
14:00–15:30 – Siesta / Integration Time
15:30–17:00 – Class
19:00 – Dinner
Evening – Community Time, music, or quiet rest
“Love in Action” time (9:00–9:40), when all students take part in small tasks to keep the space beautiful: whether that’s harvesting vegetables, sweeping, or freshening up the bathrooms.
For single-week students, we recommend planning your departure for Sunday afternoon (either with your own car or using our shuttle service), after our marvellous closing brunch, or on Monday morning (check out at 10 a.m.)
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For those joining for more than one week course, explore our Sliding Scale Model HERE
Once you feel clear about the contribution plan that feels right for you, we’re happy to speak together.
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Shared accommodation and bathrooms in a beautiful communal home (private rooms may be available for weekly students – first come, first served)
Three organic vegetarian meals a day, lovingly prepared (special diets accommodated, +€5/day for single-week guests)
Full access to all teachings, experiences, and community life
Shuttle service for full-time programme students (see FAQs for Single Week Participants)
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All bookings are managed directly through The Transmission School.
This allows us to coordinate housing, dietary needs, transportation, and assess the genuine interest of the student who want to join.
Priority is given to students enrolled in the full programme.
Very limited spots are available for one-week-only participants.
Please email us to:
Join the waiting list
Request scholarship or sliding-scale pricing for those applying to stays longer than one week.
Ask about combining this week with the other RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR CREATION courses (See the full 6 weeks Calendar)
For info & bookings: info@thetransmissionschool.org
+39 351 3154575 (WhatsApp)
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Visit our Frequently Asked Question page by clicking here
Please Note! Enrolment includes a short conversation with our team before confirmation.
This weekly course is within ‘Responsibility for Our Creation’ programme. Whether you join for single week(s) or commit to the full 6-week programme, you'll learn to think freely, feel deeply, and see the world with newfound clarity.