The FINGER LAKES PERMACULTURE INSTITUTE (a project of the Cayuga Nature Center)
NEWS & UPDATES in this email: -- CANCELED CLASSES -- UPCOMING EVENTS -- ANNOUNCING ADVANCED PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATION for complete information visit: http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org *CANCELED CLASSES* The following classes have been canceld or postponed due to low enrollement or other conflict. Please remember to register for classes as soon as you can! May 5 BASKETMAKING ON THE LAND May 12 & 13 PERMACULTURE FUNDAMENTALS - ITHACA, NY June 2 & 3 WATER MANAGEMENT with Dr. John Todd (***postponed until late summer/fall 2007) *UPCOMING EVENTS* Sunday, May 20 10am - 2pm CAYUGA COFFEEHOUSE: MUSHROOM BRUNCH Adults $9/$12 Children $5/$6 10:00 - 12:00 - Brunch with live music 12:00 - Mushroom Inoculation workshop 2:00 - Mushroom Hike with Carl Whittaker 12:00 - 2:00 - TEAM Challenge High Ropes Play Day ($10 per person) On the third Sunday of each month we offer a healthy brunch and a variety of activities for the whole family. Brunch includes local and organic eggs, home fries, pancakes, and a seasonal special, too! Live music accompanies the experience. After a hearty meal, head outside to learn how to inoculate logs with oyster mushroom spores and join in a mushroom hunt with seasoned seeker Carl Whittaker. Our ropes course will be open for all ages to try out elements up in the trees as will our 5 miles of trails for springtime explorations... Saturday, May 26 & Sunday May 27 9:00am - 4:00pm PERMACULTURE FUNDAMENTALS - NAPLES, NY Sliding Scale $100 - 250 Spend a weekend learning the basics of permaculture design in a beutiful spot in the Western Finger Lakes. Walk away with a toolbox of ecological design principles after practice on sites at the Rochester Folk Art Guild (www.rfag.org) This course is highly affordable and offers a discussion on the ethics, attitudes, and principles of permaculture as well as an exploration of natural ecology and pattern that lead to regenerative designs. See www.fingerlakespermaculture.org/fundamentals.htm for a schedule and more details. *ANNOUNCING ADVANCED PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATION* *June 13 - 23* with Dave Jacke, Jono Neiger, and Darren Doherty The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (FLPCI) invites all Permaculture Design Certificate graduates to an exciting and unique event this summer in Ithaca NY. We will be developing a 5-year design for the Cayuga Nature Center's semi-dormant farm property into a permaculture demonstration site. The farm site, purchased by the Cayuga Nature Center (CNC) in 1991, has since been used for horse stabling, goat raising, and a large scale composting facility. In early 2006, CNC partnered with FLPCI to assist creating a sustainable design for the entire 130 property of the nature center and the farm. The initial site assessment of the farm determined a number of issues which inhibit sustainable use of the property. Foremost are the runoff and drainage problems associated with compacted soil from many years of conventional farming practices. Related problems include heavy erosion, damage to buildings, and the silting of three ponds. FLPCI is seeking graduates who would like to develop their design literacy to spend ten days in a cooperative and intensive environment. Students may join the entire course or attend either of the individual classes. Advanced Design Certificates will be awarded by the Institute and the instructors to students in attendance for the entire course Below are schedules and details for the two design courses that will address this process. June 13 – 17 ADVANCED PERMACULTURE DESIGN SEMINAR with DAVE JACKE, educator, designer and author of Edible Forest Gardens and JONO NEIGER, teacher and designer; Regenerative Designs, Inc. http://www.edibleforestgardens.com TUITION: Sliding Scale $350 - $450 ($850 including Keyline Design Workshop) + food PREREQUISITE: Permaculture Design Certificate Participants will challenge and further develop their design process and skills. We will consider the CNC farm project as a design problem to be resolved through whole systems thinking. The course will be facilitated with a charette-style approach. Focus will be on the design process and how the provided goals, assessment, and schematics relate. Do they support or contradict one another? How might we develop the documents to reflect the complex needs for the site and the people? The systems we will design include earthworks, aquaculture, animal forage, tree crops, coppice, and food production. Seminar Goals: 1. Develop student confidence in their design process abilities 2. Actively engage class in a cooperative design charette leading to a conclusive design. 3. Understand each piece of the design process 4. Focus on the challenges of specific patch designs June 18 – 23 SOIL & WATER FOR EVERY FARM: KEYLINE DESIGN with DARREN DOHERTY, permaculture teacher, designer, developer, and manager with extensive international experience in keyline design. http://www.permaculture.biz TUITION: $600 ($850 with Advanced Design Seminar) + food PREREQUISITE: None Build soil and store water in the land during an intensive blend of technical & practical sessions targeted at professional land managers, consultants, earthmovers, designers, farmers & others seeking in practical & cost-effective landscape restoration strategies. We hope to enable local and regional Permaculture Designers to broaden and strengthen their business opportunities by adding rural design and development services. This is also an opportunity for commercial farmers and land owners to discover new methods and ideas to increase productivity, build soil, and solve water issues. Participants attending the workshop will gain the following outcomes: 1. Basic understanding of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications in developing Permaculture/Keyline Designs 2. Provision of Microsoft Excel-based Worksheet package for Client & Project Management, Development and Management processes (see attached .pdf file) 3. Base understanding of design and development principles involved with Broadacre Permaculture & Keyline Design applications including: - Whole Farm Planning/Property Management Planning - Land Component identification and classification - Earthworks & Soil Renovation techniques and machinery applications - Use and development of land system-based standard designs - Farm Forestry & Tree Crop ground preparation, management & processing techniques - Water Harvesting & Drought-proofing methods and applications FOR MORE DETAILS: http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org All events, unless otherwise noted, are held at the CAYUGA NATURE CENTER Five miles northwest of Ithaca, NY at 1420 Taughannock Blvd. 607-273-6260 http://www.cayuganaturecenter.org _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
