{"id":3179,"date":"2017-03-17T17:33:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T17:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/?p=3179"},"modified":"2022-04-05T16:06:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T16:06:26","slug":"learn-sustainability-at-kinstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/2017\/03\/17\/learn-sustainability-at-kinstone\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn Sustainability at Kinstone!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are plenty of sustainable practices on and off campus in winona. One off-campus\u00a0source that can specifically be useful for students is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinstonecircle.com\">Kinstone<\/a>, located in the bluffs in Fountain City\u00a0&#8211; only a few minutes outside of Winona. Kristine Beck, the founder of Kinstone, encourages students to get involved in sustainability practices that are offered through her company that focuses on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kinstonecircle.com\/what-is-permaculture\/\">Permaculture<\/a> (ecological human habitats and food production systems).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3180\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/03\/IMG_5106.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3180\" class=\"wp-image-3180 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/03\/IMG_5106.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the chapel at Kinstone by Kristine Beck.\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/03\/IMG_5106.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/03\/IMG_5106-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of the chapel at Kinstone by Kristine Beck.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kinstone offers a variety of sustainable practices including weekly walking tours starting in May to learn\u00a0about the alignment of the sun and equinox, and many courses and workshops (working with native plants, fermenting healthy food, etc). The courses and workshops are taught by certified experts of Permaculture\u00a0to create\u00a0sustainability as a necessity in life.<\/p>\n<p>In an upcoming April course, two cordwood experts will conduct a hands on workshop\u00a0as a way to\u00a0immerse participants\u00a0in sustainable practices offered in the area. There are also other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kinstonecircle.com\/coursesworkshops\/\">workshops<\/a> offered throughout the summer, including ones on herbalism, the art of fermentation and whole house agriculture.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3181\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/03\/IMG_8195.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3181\" class=\"wp-image-3181 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/03\/IMG_8195.jpg\" alt=\"Kristine Beck talks to visitors in the stone circle at Kinstone. Photo by Linda Kihslinger.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/03\/IMG_8195.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/03\/IMG_8195-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kristine Beck talks to visitors in the stone circle at Kinstone. Photo by Linda Kihslinger.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Students can also find sustainable practices offered at Kinstone on the streets of Winona. Kinstone has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kinstonecircle.com\/food-truck\/\">food truck<\/a> that promotes local and fresh foods, and you can find it on the streets as soon as May 6 with the Kinstone Spring Family Permaculture Day and Labyrinth Celebration from 12-5pm. It will also be present at other events.<\/p>\n<p>Educate yourself on sustainability practices and take advantage of these great opportunities near WSU!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are plenty of sustainable practices on and off campus in winona. One off-campus\u00a0source that can specifically be useful for students is Kinstone, located in the bluffs in Fountain City\u00a0&#8211; only a few minutes outside of Winona. 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