LEARN PERMACULTURE ONLINE THRU CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Registration is now open for the online course Permaculture Design:
Fundamentals of Ecological Design
<http://hort.cals.cornell.edu/cals/hort/teaching/distance-learning/permaculture1.cfm>, offered September
9 to October 24, 2013 through the Department of Horticulture’s distance
learning program
<http://hort.cals.cornell.edu/cals/hort/teaching/distance-learning/index.cfm>.
The study of permaculture helps gardeners, landowners, and farmers
combine a knowledge of ecology combined with its application to
supporting healthy soil, water conservation, and biodiversity.
Permaculture systems meet humans needs while restoring ecosystem health.
Common practices include no-till gardening, rainwater catchment, forest
gardening, and agroforestry.
The course is 6.5 weeks long and provides an opportunity for you to
build your knowledge about permaculture and ecological design.
Participants will explore the content through videos, readings,
and activities and complete portions of a design for a site of their
choosing.
While the course is online, the format is designed for consistent
interaction between instructors and students through forums and live
video conferences. Readings and presentations will be directly applied
through hands-on activities students will engage with at home.
View the full syllabus for the course and find registration information
at the course website
<http://hort.cals.cornell.edu/cals/hort/teaching/distance-learning/permaculture1.cfm>.
The instructor, Steve Gabriel, is an ecologist, extension educator, and
forest farmer living and working in the Finger Lakes Region of central
New York. He currently spends his time working for the Department of
Horticulture’s Garden-Based Learning program
<http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/> and coordinating the Northeast
Mushroom Growers Network <http://mushrooms.cals.cornell.edu/>. He also
teaches for the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
<http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org/> and serves on the Board of
Directors for the Permaculture Institute of the Northeast. He is
currently co-authoring a book on forest farming with Cornell professor
Ken Mudge, which is expected to be published in 2014.
Completion of a single class gives students a certificate of completion
from the Department of Horticulture and continuing education credits.
Completion of all three courses gives students the portfolio necessary
to apply for an internationally recognized certification in Permaculture
Design though the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute
<http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org/>. Tuition for each class is
$600, and registration opens about six weeks before courses begin.
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