FINGER LAKES PERMACULTURE SUMMER PROGRAMS 2008 -- SUMMER APPRENTICESHIP (May 26 - Aug 24) -- LOCAL FOODS BRUNCH (May 18, June 15, July 13, and August 24) -- SPRING OPEN HOUSE: Mushroom Inoculation, Garden Tour (May 16 - 18) -- COPPICE WORKSHOP (June 14 & 15) -- URBAN PERMACULTURE WEEKEND SERIES (June 28 & 29, July 26 & 27) -- SUMMER INTENSIVE PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE COURSE (Aug 8 - 24)
SUMMER APPRENTICESHIP May 26 - August 24 The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute offers an exciting opportunity to explore sustainable, regenerative design in exchange for 10-20 hours of work each week. Apprentices attend all permaculture events without charge, including the Permaculture Design Certification Course, August 8 - 24. Current projects include several acres of gardens, installation of ponds and other water features, restoration of our trail system, and ecosystem restoration of an agroforestry site through the cultivation of edible and medicinal plants and mushrooms. Accepting applications through May 16. For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.FingerLakesPermaculture.org Residential: $700 (includes access to facilities, materials and facilitation) Commuter: $500 (includes materials and facilitation) LOCAL FOODS BRUNCH May 18, June 15, July 13, and August 24 Brunch & Live Music 10:00 am - 11:30 am $10 Adults/$5 Kids Cayuga Nature Center offers a healthy brunch sourced from local and organic ingredients and a variety of activities for the whole family. We will serve buttermilk & vegan pancakes, eggs, homefries, and a seasonal dish cooked by CNC staff. Coffee, Tea, and Juice are included. May 18: Music by Nate Silas Richardson, Bird Hike, Mushroom Inoculation, Butterfly House Tour June 15: Music by Harpist Michael Riversong July 13: Music by Shannon Hawley August 24: Music by TBA For more information visit http://www.CayugaNatureCenter.org SPRING OPEN HOUSE Celebrate spring by joining us on a bird hike, visiting our newly reopened butterfly house, or walking in our woods to learn about woodland flowers. You can also take home new skills, such as how to cultivate culinary mushrooms and cultivate beneficial and native plants in your garden. Food, music, tours, and workshops at your local nature center all weekend long! May 16 from 6pm on; $10 suggested donation Benefit Concert and BBQ May 17 from 10 am to 4pm; $3 Adults, $1 Kids Butterfly House Opening & Garden Tour May 18 from 10 am to 4pm; $10 Adults, $5 kids includes Breakfast Local Foods Breakfast with music from Nate Silas Richardson, Bird Hike, Mushoom Inoculation and Agroforestry Tour COPPICE WORKSHOP June 14 & 15 9:00 am to 4:00 pm both days Coppicing is a system of traditional sustainable forestry in which trees are cut during the dormant winter season and allowed to regrow on rotations of 5-20 years, producing an abundance of straight, fast grown poles typically used for fencing, fuel, furniture, basketry and construction. Through both lecture and hands-on woodland work, this two day intensive course will focus on the history and practice of coppice woodland management in the UK, the potential for its development in the northeastern United States, wood science and species selection, and the conversion of coppiced poles into useful products. Fieldwork will include charcoal production, chair making and green woodworking techniques, fence construction and coppice establishment and maintenance. Mark Krawczyk, who will lead this class, is a permaculture designer, chair maker and natural builder and resides in Vermont’s Champlain Valley. Commuter: Sliding Scale $150 - $250 (includes lunch both days) Residential: Sliding Scale $200 - $300 (includes lunch both days, dinner Saturday, breakfast Sunday, and space to camp) URBAN PERMACULTURE WEEKEND SERIES June 28 & 29 July 26 & 27 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day Sliding Scale $75 - $200 per weekend (includes dinner Saturday, overnight, and breakfast Sunday) Scholarships available; please contact us for information or to help with a donation Cities are rich centers of culture, diversity and exchange. Unfortunately, they also produce pollution and drain resources from rural areas. Join us for a weekend focused on redesigning cities to create vibrant urban ecosystem In these workshops, we will explore downtown Ithaca and the idea of "ecological cities." We will delve into many topics, including urban gardening, composting, tree pruning and natural earth plasters through hands-on projects in a local neighborhood Saturday evening we will camp out in nearby woods overlooking the cityscape. All weekend we will discuss challenges, ideas, and solutions for making our environments more livable. Join representatives of local organizations, designers, and urban residents from throughout the northeast to discuss how permaculture is applied to the needs of city life, including transportation, city forestry, food security, economics, and justice. SUMMER INTENSIVE PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE August 8 - 24 $1150 includes tuition, food, and camping Sign up by May 1, 2008 and save $100 Sign up by July 1, 2008 and save $50 The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (FLPCI) invites you to join its 2008 Summer Permaculture Design Course running from August 8 - 24, 2008. This is our sixth internationally recognized certification course training people of all backgrounds to mimic natural patterns and principles in their yards, on their land, and in their homes and businesses. This affordable course highlights hands-on learning at CNC's 130 acres of fields and forest overlooking beautiful Cayuga Lake. The class equips students with the knowledge of whole systems and the principles, techniques, and challenges of permaculture as a system of sustainable design. We explore topics such as soil regeneration, water conservation, building ponds and swales, managing woodlots, building natural and efficient homes, utilizing renewable energy, and designing gardens. We teach these topics though presentations, case studies, and student design projects and exercises. Our student design practicum will inform the design of the local demonstration site we are developing at CNC. Instruction is augmented by presentations from local experts, field trips, and games. Completion of the course earns participants an internationally recognized design certificate endorsed by the Permaculture Institute of Australia. Topics include: Ethics - Principles - Ecology - Whole Systems -Water - Soils - Pattern - Climate - Earthworks - Forests & Trees - Economics - Governance - Gardening - Waste Treatment - Buildings - Tools - Appropriate Technology - Design - Practicum and more! Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute a project of the Cayuga Nature Center 1420 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-6260 www.fingerlakespermaculture.org ABOUT US Cayuga Nature Center (CNC) is a place to explore the wonders of nature. We invite you to visit our collection of over 40 live animals, stroll through our butterfly house, climb around Treetops- our six story observational tree-house, or simply enjoy the outdoors while walking our five miles of interpretive trails, which meander through a mature deciduous forest, along gorges and streams, and past a variety of native plants and wildlife. Visit http://www.CayugaNatureCenter.org for more information. Monday - Sunday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Trails are open to the pubic from dawn to dusk, 365 days a year. General Admission: $3 Adults, $2 Seniors/Students, $1 Kids Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute is a project of CNC providing affordable and experiential learning events in the Finger Lakes bioregion of New York State. We offer two annual Permaculture Design Certification courses, monthly brunches featuring the products of local farmers, and a variety of other programming for children and adults. Visit http://www.FingerLakesPermaculture.org for more information. _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
