Raffi, Once again, please take me off all of your lists. thank you. On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 6:31 PM, Raffi Aftandelian <[email protected]>wrote:
> Dear permies, > > Eden on Earth Landscaping is offering a Permaculture Design Course in San > Diego this Fall. > > I think this course may be of special interest to those looking for an > affordable option. > > Josh Robinson is the lead and will be engaging a number of instructors for > the course. > > Brad Lancaster has this to say of Eden on Earth: > > "Eden on Earth is the landscape and water-harvesting implementation, > consulting, design, and education firm I always refer people to in Northern > Arizona. They do stellar work that sets the standard for beautiful, dynamic, > sustainable systems." > > Please consider passing this on to those who may be interested. > > appreciatively, > Raffi > > San Diego Permaculture Design Course > > > Fall 2011 > October 15-16, 22-23 November 5-6, 12-13 December 3-4, 10-11 > > * * > *Learn how Permaculture design can meet and exceed human needs by > transforming human gardens and communities into fully functioning > ecosystems. Receive hands-on experience on how to apply the principles of > ecological design in your own home, farm, neighborhood, and city. > *** > *Permaculture is an integrated ecological design system for creating > sustainable human settlements. Far more than a set of gardening tips and te > **chniques, Permaculture is about understanding and designin**g** t**he > connections between people, the earth, plants, energy, climate, water, > transportatio**n, shelter, an**imals, economics a**nd much more. * > *This course is for:* > *Home owners, renters, gardeners, farmers, ranchers, landscapers, > architects, builders, developers, civic planners, educators, > environmentalists, students … everyone who wishes to learn how to live > sustainably and apply the principles of holistic design to their respective > fields. > > Course topics: > * > > - *Permaculture ethics * > - *Permaculture design principles* > - *Understanding natural patterns* > - *Creating healthy soil* > - *Plant selection, plant guilds & food forests* > - *Site analysis & design* > - *Mapping * > - *Climate and microclimates* > - *Water harvesting * > - *Energy* > - *Natural building* > - *Bioregional theory* > - *Local food systems & community land access * > - *Co-housing, eco-villages & City Repair* > - *Design for peak oil & ecological collapse * > - *Ecological economics & community currencies* > > * > About the course: This 72 hour curriculum will cover Bill Mollison’s > PERMACULTURE DESIGNERS MANUAL plus more recent material. The course > consists of six (6) three (2)-day weekends held throughout San Diego > County. The spread out weekend format is to accommodate local residents > schedules to participate in this valuable learning experience taught by > regional experts in Permaculture & Sustainability. Course experience will > include classroom instruction, field trips, hands-on activities, required & > suggested readings & completion of a permaculture design project. Upon > successful completion of the course, the student will receive Permaculture > Design Certification. > * > ------------------------------ > * > > * Course Information > Instruction on all course dates is from 9 AM to 5 PM. > > *Part 1 "Introduction to Permaculture Design"* > > This first few sessions lays the ground work for permaculture design and > can be taken as a single "Introduction to Permaculture" workshop. This > session will include Permaculture Ethics & Principles, Regenerative, > Generative & Degenerative Systems, Natural Patternerning, Climatic Pattern > Understanding, Site Assessment, Forests & Energy, Permaculture Design > Methodologies, and tours of local permaculture sites. > > > > *Part 2 "Growing Permaculture"* > > In the middle sessions we will look at "Growing Permaculture" as we learn > about water harvesting (rainwater and greywater), soil building, and using > plants in a permaculture setting. Topics to include hands on rainwater > harvesting, tours of functioning and legal greywater systems, compost and > composting teas, sheet mulching, plant guilds, garden ecology, and food > forestry. These days will be a very hands on with ample time spent outdoors > getting our hands in the earth and applying the permaculture principles and > ethics to create a sustainable orchard system. > > > *Part 3 "Permaculture for the Farm, Neighborhood and Beyond "* > > The final weekends build upon the earlier sessions as we learn to apply > Permaculture on farms and ranches and into the city. Topics include Keyline > Design, Agroforestry, Animal Husbandry, Appropriate Technology, Home Design, > Hands on natural building, Eco-village, and co-cohousing design. We will > apply permaculture on the community scale and learn about Resource Sharing > Co-ops, Community Gardens and Land Access, The City Repair Project, Creating > a Local/Regional Food Economy, Alternative Economics and Local Currencies, > and Right Livelihood. Culminating the whole course will be student design > presentations and the infamous permaculture costume contest and the talent / > no talent show and potluck dinner! > > $700 for the entire Permaculture Design Course ($650 if paid in full by > early bird deadline) > *Course Instructors:* > *The course will be led by regional permaculture expert, Josh Robinson, as > well as many other local experts TBA.* > *Josh Robinson* is a passionate teacher that loves to share his sense of > awe of the natural environment with others while inspiring people to begin > their own path towards a regenerative culture. He has been actively > teaching, promoting, and installing water harvesting and permaculture > systems throughout the Southwest including courses for Northern Arizona > University, Prescott College, The Ecosa Institute, and many others. He has > been the President of Eden on Earth, LLC since its inception in 2007. Josh > has also received a Master's Degree in Ecological Landscape Design from > Prescott College. His gardens have been featured in Toby Hemenway's "Gaia's > Garden" and Art Ludwig's "Create an Oasis with Greywater" and have received > many awards. Josh recently relocated to San Diego and is working on > setting up a new urban perculture site called "Higher Elevation > Permaculture." > > *Confirmed Guest Instructors:* > *Brook Sarson* > Brook is owner and founder of H2OME <http://www.h2o-me.com/>, San Diego's > first rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling installation business. > With a strong foundation in Permaculture and small scale organic farming, > combined with an engineering degree, she offers San Diegans real, practical, > low cost opportunities to be part of the solution to our water supply > issues. Brook opens her home to the public once a month for an > informational tour of water harvesting at a residential scale, as well as > offering classes and lectures around the county. > > > powered by ubuntu 10.4 > > _______________________________________________ > Sdpg mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sdpg > >
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