 In February 2010, Jasper Place High School introduced a permaculture initiative.Since this time, the program has focused its efforts on transforming one of the school's courtyards into a self-sufficient food forest.Using principles found in ecology, the permaculture initiative at Jasper Place High School aims to more closely tie students to the natural processes that sustain life while at the same time acting as a cross-curricular resource for teachers, providing hands on experience for students, and regenerating ecology while simultaneously providing for human needs.