Quail Springs Winter Newsletter - CALENDAR 2012 Programs ********************
Warren Brush presents "Permaculture & Peacemaking in a Thirsty World" In his presentation at the IPC10 (http://www.ipcon.org/) (Amman, Jordan, September 2011) Warren took on the topic of peacemaking - in his trademark style of very interesting storytelling, using examples from nature and including examples from his experiences with indigenous peoples, and from conflict zones in Africa. Click here for an online video of the presentation (http://permaculture.org.au/2011/10/14/warren-brush-permaculture-and-peacema king-in-a-thirsty-world-ipc10-presentation-video-plus-permaculture-outreach- in-kenya/) ********************** For Fun: Quail Springs' on MTV's Extreme Cribs! in the final segment of the show Click here for the online video (http://www.mtv.com/videos/extreme-cribs-ep-15/1671010/playlist.jhtml) ********************** Warren Brush on "Permaculture Design: Sustainable Living Systems" interview on Women's Radio online, Socially Conscious Investing show Click here for radio show (http://www.womensradio.com/episodes/Permaculture-Design%3A-Sustainable-Livi ng-Systems/10641.html) ********************** QUAIL SPRINGS SPONSORED EVENTS & PROGRAMS CALENDAR 2012 FARM & GARDEN APPRENTICESHIP 3 months: April 15 - July 15, 2012 Now accepting applications, read more below SHELTERSHIP: NATURAL BUILDING APPRENTICESHIP 6 weeks: April 29 - June 8, 2012 Now accepting applications, read more below QUAIL SPRINGS OPEN HOUSE June 2, 2012, Saturday Registrations will open in the springtime, learn more at www.quailsprings.org (http://www.quailsprings.org/) PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATION COURSE FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT June 18 - July 1, 2012 Now accepting registrations, read more below SUSTAINABLE VOCATIONS: Permaculture Design Certification intensive & green vocations introduction course for youth (ages 15-24) July 25 - August 11, 2012 Applications will be available in the new year, learn more at www.sustainablevocations.org (http://www.sustainablevocations.org/home) PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATION COURSE October 28 - November 11, 2012 Registration will open in the springtime, learn more at www.quailsprings.org (http://www.quailsprings.org/) ********************** FARM & GARDEN APPRENTICESHIPS Spring Session: April 15 - July 15, 2012 Fall Session: August 12 - November 11, 2012 Our three-month long Farm & Garden Apprenticeships bring people from diverse backgrounds and levels of experience into a coherent, highly functioning group that is engaged, and committed to nurture our conscious connection, and honoring of all that sustains us through building soil, growing and preparing food, learning sustainable ways to harness energy, and build shelter, tending our watershed, and the wild lands that surround us, honoring ourselves and one another, develop a clear vision of our ongoing ability to contribute to vibrant and sustainable systems wherever we are. Activities include: permaculture gardening, farming and earthworks, seed saving, plant propagation, livestock care, milking, cheese making, yogurt, etc., butchering (not required), bread making, food preparation using fresh local ingredients, preserving the harvest, non-profit administration, general chores and community care. We also offer special segments covering a range of areas from natural building and watershed stewardship, to carving, working with natural fibers, beekeeping, cooking in the earthen, and solar ovens, sacred hunting, hide tanning, candle making, intro to medicinal herbs, tincture making, and more. 6 - 8 apprentices are accepted per session. Early application is advised. Contact to apply or learn more: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Service%20Learning%20interest) or 805-886-7239 ********************** SHELTERSHIP: SIX WEEK NATURAL BUILDING APPRENTICESHIP a program of Quail Springs Permaculture with Sasha Rabin of Vertical Clay (http://www.verticalclay.com) and Paul Swenson of Quail Springs (http://www.quailsprings.org) Dates: May 1- June 15, 2012 Sheltership is a six-week intensive natural building apprenticeship and journey into the creation of a small shelter from start to finish, using earthen materials, at a beautiful location in the Southern California mountains. Sasha Rabin of Vertical Clay and Paul Swenson of Quail Springs will lead a small group of individuals who are passionate to learn and explore. Although welcome, experience with natural building is not necessary. With natural building materials and applications as our focus, we will also explore the beauty of natural materials in how they connect us to so many other aspects of our lives often offering a more holistic approach to living simply. During this six-week intensive apprenticeship, we will build a small shelter (less than 120 square feet) from start to as close to finish as possible, using a variety of earthen materials and applications. The educational emphasis will be on student's developing a keen understanding of the materials, so they can develop insight into the best possible way to use each of the materials/applications for specific building needs and individual situations. We will focus on building with earth, including clay soil, sand, stone and straw. These materials will be used in a variety of applications, including: cob, light straw clay (slip-straw), wattle and daub, earth bag, earthen plasters, poured earthen floor, and some woodwork. The learning process will primarily be a hands-on study ethic, with lecture worked in through the day in usually under one-hour sessions. We will offer inspiring slideshows, as well as a field trip to visit natural buildings in the region. Sheltership will weave within our local community, interfacing with various farm and garden activities, community gatherings and special events, day to day community care, preparation and sharing of meals, music and storytelling, explorations of the area watershed and wildlands, and more! More about Sheltership's facilitating teachers Sasha Rabin has been building and teaching to build with natural materials since co-founding Seven Generations Natural Builders in 2002. Partner in Vertical Clay natural building company, she lives and works at a suburban permaculture and natural building home demonstration site in El Sobrante, California. www.verticalclay.com (http://www.verticalclay.com/) Paul Swenson practices land stewardship & natural building as one of the founding team at Quail Springs Permaculture. He has been practicing and teaching natural building since 2005. Paul's teaching style is empowering and puts people at ease, with an emphasis on self-discovery, enjoyment, and creating beauty. www.quailsprings.org (http://www.quailsprings.org/) Application Information As the intensive is limited to 10 participants, early application is advised. Contact to apply or learn more: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or 805-886-7239 ********************** Permaculture Design Certification Course for International Development with Warren Brush & Loren Luyendyk & guests June 18 - July 1, 2012 We have tailored this program to equip people who work in international development situations with the skills needed to design and implement sustainable human settlement systems. This course is designed for people who work with Non Government Organizations, Government Agencies, or who are Community Organizers working in International Development. Permaculture is fast becoming one of the most effective design methodologies for attaining sustainability worldwide. Permaculture is in 160 countries with an estimated 850,000 grassroots projects on-the-ground, feeding more people than all the world food aid organizations combined. How would permaculture benefit your international development organization: . Give your agency the tools to integrate sustainable systems design into existing projects . Learn to create stable and resilient food, shelter, water and waste cycling systems for health and abundance in any of your projects . Create an ethics and principle based training program within your organization that honors local customs, traditional knowledge and ecological conditions . Allows your agency to have staff who have hands-on experience in creating holistic designs for various circumstances and environments, composting, water harvesting, bio-sand filters, and the building of rocket stoves. People working in international development will benefit from the years of experience of our teaching team in applying permaculture around the globe. We have tailored the entire permaculture certification curriculum to better equip the people who work international situations where people live in non-westernized conditions. Course topics delivered in a combination of classroom and practicum sessions include:permaculture certification curriculum, integrated design basics, sustainable human settlement design priorities for varied climates, water harvesting, waste cycling, local food resilience, sustainable agriculture systems, aquaculture, livestock integration, appropriate technology, energy efficiency, ecological building, hydrological system restoration, water filtration, integrated pest management, keyline, composting, compost toilets, earthworks, greywater design, cooking technologies, peacemaking, conflict resolution, and community organizing. Hands-on projects include: . rocket stove for reducing cooking fuels by 75% . biosand water filter . a simple compost toilet . bioswale mapping and construction . building a compost system The Teaching Team: Our instruction team is comprised of a diverse mix of special guest instructors led by international permaculture educator, designer and co-founder of Quail Springs, Warren Brush and the founder of Surfers Without Borders and Global Permaculture Design Group, Loren Luyendyk. Warren is a certified Permaculture designer, educator, and a seasoned storyteller. He is the co-founder of Quail Springs Permaculture (http://www.quailsprings.org) , Wilderness Youth Project, Sustainable Vocations (http://www.sustainablevocations.org/home) , True Nature Design (http://www.permaculturedesign.us) and Trees for Children. He works extensively in Permaculture education and sustainability design in North America and in Africa. Loren is a lifetime surfer and was inspired to create Surfers Without Borders (http://surferswithoutborders.org/Surfers_Without_Borders.html) to address the issue of ocean pollution through Permaculture and sustainable design. Loren has a degree in Biology from UCSB, and has studied sustainability and horticulture extensively. Cost: $1650. Early bird registration: $1,450 by February 1, 2012 Price Includes: instruction, certification, camping accommodations, and meals Contact: Click here for Online Inquiry and Pre-Registration (https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHVtOU9Ubkhtel NEN3JLeTBuNVVPcXc6MQ) or call 805-886-7239 ********************** We believe that lasting ecological health and social harmony can be fostered through emphasizing the connection between people, food, shelter, energy, and water. Quail Springs Permaculture is dedicated to demonstrating and teaching holistic ways of designing human environments, and to facilitating deeper understandings of ourselves and one another through immersive experiences in nature. www.quailsprings.org Kolmi Majumdar www.quailsprings.org www.sustainablevocations.org 805.886.7239 _______________________________________________ Sdpg mailing list [email protected] https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sdpg
